在患有多发性硬化症的人群中,异常的视垂眼反射功能与平衡和行走障碍相关
Marco Tramontano1,2, Laura Casagrande Conti3, Amaranta Soledad Orejel Bustos3,4
1Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Audiology research
|September 23, 2024
概括
患有多发性硬化症 (MS) 的人往往在半圆形通道 (SCC) 中具有受损的角前庭眼反射 (aVOR). 这种障碍与临床平衡和步行障碍相关,特别是在残疾较大的人群中.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 静脉系统研究研究
- 临床评估 临床评估
背景情况:
- 多发性硬化症 (MS) 是全球领先的自身免疫神经系统疾病.
- 平衡障碍是MS患者常见且显著的症状.
- 静脉系统功能障碍有助于MS相关的平衡障碍.
研究的目的:
- 在患有多发性硬化症的个体中,评估所有六个半圆通道 (SCC) 的角向前庭眼反射 (aVOR).
- 调查aVOR功能与已建立的临床平衡尺度之间的相关性.
- 确定头部冲动测试 (HIT) 范式是否可以揭示多发性硬化中的前置缺陷.
主要方法:
- 使用视频头部脉冲测试 (vHIT) 来测量每个SCC的aVOR增益.
- 进行的临床平衡评估:扩展残疾状态量表 (EDSS),伯格平衡量表 (BBS) 和迷你BEST (MBT).
- 招募了27名多发性硬化症患者 (平均年龄为47.93±8.51岁).
主要成果:
- 超过81%的参与者在至少一个SCC中表现出异常的aVOR增长.
- 在左前SCCaVOR增益和MBT和BBS分数之间发现了中等到强烈的相关性.
- 亚组分析显示,这种与BBS的相关性在MS患者中更明显,EDSS得分更高.
结论:
- 在多发性硬化症患者的多个SCC中,aVOR功能受损是常见的.
- 在垂直SCC中aVOR增益的降解与通过临床尺度测量的平衡和步态障碍有关.
- vHIT提供了关于前庭功能障碍的宝贵见解,有助于MS相关的平衡问题.
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