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  • Vestibular System Disorders

Background:

  • Vestibular loss and compensation are critical aspects of neurotology.
  • Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with dizziness (RHS-D) and vestibular neuritis (VN) are common causes of vertigo.
  • Differentiating the impact of RHS-D and VN on vestibular function is clinically important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the extent of vestibular loss and the capacity for vestibular compensation in patients diagnosed with RHS-D versus VN.
  • To identify differences in vestibular function metrics between these two conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study was conducted from 2019 to 2023.
  • Patients with RHS-D or VN underwent comprehensive videonystagmography, including cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP), caloric stimulation, rotary chair, and oculomotor testing.
  • Vestibular loss was assessed by cVEMP and caloric testing, while compensation was evaluated using rotary chair and oculomotor tests.

Main Results:

  • RHS-D patients (n=10) exhibited significantly higher rates of combined caloric and cVEMP abnormalities (70%) compared to VN patients (n=22) (13%).
  • Vestibular loss was more severe in RHS-D, indicated by lower bithermal slow phase velocity sum, greater canal paresis, and higher cVEMP amplitude asymmetry.
  • Abnormal gain asymmetry, indicative of impaired compensation, was significantly more prevalent in RHS-D (88%) than in VN (11%).

Conclusions:

  • Ramsay-Hunt syndrome with dizziness is associated with more profound vestibular loss than vestibular neuritis.
  • Patients with RHS-D demonstrate a diminished ability to compensate for vestibular deficits compared to VN patients.
  • These findings highlight distinct pathophysiological impacts and recovery trajectories for RHS-D and VN.