Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in superior vestibular neuritis: A cross-sectional study following STROBE guidelines

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in superior vestibular neuritis: A cross-sectional study following STROBE guidelines Via oto-rhino-laryngologie Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2022 Jan 26:S1879-7296(22)00004-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.01.002. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients with superior vestibular neuritis (SVN) versus the general French population, and to examine the possibility of vascular etiology in acute superior vestibular deficit. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A single-center retrospective study compared the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, cardiovascular disease and atrial fibrillation between patients with SVN and the French general population. Inclusion criteria comprised: rotatory vertigo lasting several days, without hearing impairment or neurological signs, with anterior and lateral semicircular canal involvement on video-Head-Impulse-Test (vHIT). A senior radiologist analyzed superior vestibular nerve and inner ear structure enhancement on cerebellopontine MRI. RESULTS: One hundred and eighteen cases of SVN were included from May 2016 to February 2020. Statistical analyses concerned 106 cases. The SVN population had significantly less hypercholesterolemia (RR=0.40) than the general French population. There was no significant difference concerning other CVRFs. Superior vestibular nerve enhancement was observed on 84% of MRIs. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of CVRF was not higher in patients with SVN than in the general population. The present study highlighted involvement of the superior vestibular nerve more than of the anterior vestibular artery in SVN. PMID:35093295 | DOI:10.1016/j.anorl.2022.01.002 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.