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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Audiology

    Background:

    • Vestibular dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a potential contributor to cognitive deficits.
    • Understanding the specific cognitive domains affected by vestibular loss is crucial for diagnosis and management.
    • Current patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) may not adequately capture these subtle cognitive changes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of vestibular loss on visuospatial and nonvisuospatial cognitive functions.
    • To determine the correlation between patient-reported outcomes and objective neuropsychological test performance.

    Main Methods:

    • A cross-sectional study was conducted at a university-based tertiary medical center.
    • Neuropsychological tests assessed visuospatial and nonvisuospatial cognitive domains in 69 subjects (25 bilateral vestibular loss, 14 unilateral vestibular loss, 30 controls).
    • Validated PROMs evaluated quality of life and subjective cognitive impairment.

    Main Results:

    • Patients with vestibular loss (bilateral and unilateral) performed significantly worse on visuospatial representation tasks compared to normal controls.
    • Bilateral vestibular loss patients showed greater deficits in spatial representation compared to unilateral loss and control groups.
    • No significant differences were observed in nonvisuospatial cognitive domains (auditory memory, executive function, attention) across groups.
    • PROMs did not correlate with neuropsychological test performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Vestibular loss is associated with specific impairments in visuospatial cognitive functions.
    • Nonvisuospatial cognitive domains, including auditory working memory and executive functions, appear unaffected.
    • Existing PROMs may be insufficient for identifying cognitive deficits in patients with vestibular loss.