| Title: |
The comparison between intratympanic gentamicin prehabilitation and postoperative virtual reality exposure to standard vestibular training in patients with vestibular schwannoma. |
| Authors: |
Bonaventurová, Markéta, Balatková, Zuzana, Červený, Květoslav, Černý, Rudolf, Bandúrová, Veronika, Koucký, Vladimír, Peterková, Lenka, Fík, Zdeněk, Komarc, Martin, Mrázková, Eva, Plzák, Jan, Čada, Zdeněk |
| Source: |
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; Jan2025, Vol. 282 Issue 1, p79-89, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
ACOUSTIC neuroma, MEDICAL sciences, SEMICIRCULAR canals, VIRTUAL reality, PATIENTS' attitudes, VIRTUAL reality therapy |
| Abstract: |
Objective: Resection of the vestibular schwannoma causes acute peripheral vestibular loss. The process of central compensation starts immediately afterward. The rehabilitation goal is to support this process and restore the quality of life. Materials and methods: In this prospective single-center study, 67 consecutive patients underwent vestibular schwannoma resection (40 females, mean age 52 ± 12 years). The patients were divided into three groups: the prehabilitation with intratympanic gentamicin group, the virtual reality group (optokinetic stimulation via virtual reality goggles in the first ten days after the surgery), and the control group. All patients were examined with objective methods and completed questionnaires before the prehabilitation, before the surgery, at the hospital discharge, and after three months. Results: Intratympanic gentamicin prehabilitation leads ipsilaterally to a significant aVOR reduction in all semicircular canals (p < 0.050), the increase of the unilateral weakness in air calorics (p = 0.026), and loss of cVEMPs responses (p = 0.017). Prehabilitation and postoperative exposure to virtual reality scenes improved the patient's perception of vertigo problems according to Dizziness Handicap Inventory (p = 0.039 and p = 0.076, respectively). These findings conform with the optokinetic testing results, which showed higher slow phase velocities at higher speeds (40 deg/s) in both targeted groups compared to the control group. Conclusion: Preoperative intratympanic gentamicin positively affects peripheral vestibular function, influencing balance perception after VS resection. In long-term follow-up, prehabilitation and postoperative exposure to virtual reality improve patients' quality of life in the field of vertigo problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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