Open AccessComprehensive Clinical Assessment of Vestibular Function in Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Graham D. Cochrane,
Jennifer Braswell Christy,
Robert W. Motl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000358
Subject(s) - vestibular system , multiple sclerosis , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , vestibular evoked myogenic potential , reflex , psychology , psychiatry
Balance disorders and dizziness are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting dysfunction of the vestibular system. Evaluating how people with MS perform on objective clinical vestibular tools will help broaden understanding of vestibular function in MS. This cross-sectional study's goal was to complete a robust battery of vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR), dynamic visual acuity (DVA), subjective visual vertical (SVV), and cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (c/oVEMP) tests in people with and without MS.