Eugen Ionescu1, Pierre Reynard2, Nathalie Goulème3, Cécile Becaud4, Karen Spruyt5, José Ortega-Solis4, Hung Thai-Van2. 1. Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Place D'Arsonval, 69003, Lyon, France; Paris Hearing Institute, Institut Pasteur, Inserm U1120, France. Electronic address: eugen.ionescu@chu-lyon.fr. 2. Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Place D'Arsonval, 69003, Lyon, France; Paris Hearing Institute, Institut Pasteur, Inserm U1120, France; University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France. 3. Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Place D'Arsonval, 69003, Lyon, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center. INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France. 4. Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Place D'Arsonval, 69003, Lyon, France. 5. Lyon Neuroscience Research Center. INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Functional integrity of vestibular end organs is essential for gaze stabilization, dynamic visual acuity, postural control and spatial orientation. Some authors hypothesized on the importance of saccules for postural control and motor development in children, including achievements such as standing up and walking. The purpose of this article was to observe how saccular dysfunction assessed by cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMPs) correlates with the quality of postural control in non-syndromic deaf children. METHOD: Seventy-six non-syndromic hearing-impaired children were retrospectively included. Sacculo-collic pathway was assessed with cVEMPs elicited in bone conduction. The response was quoted "normal" if a reproducible wave P13-N23 of at least 50μV in amplitude was present, if not, it was quoted "absent". The sample was divided in 3 groups depending on the presence of the sacculo-collic responses: normal bilateral group (Group 1), normal unilateral (Group 2) and absent bilaterally group (Group 3). Motor assessment was achieved with Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2). Postural control (PC) was assessed using the dynamic Balance Quest platform. The scores obtained with MABC-2, and the postural parameters recorded on the Balance Quest platform (sway of Centre of Pressure and spectral power index) were analyzed and compared throughout the groups. RESULTS: Group 1 (normal bilateral) showed the best scores regarding motor abilities and postural stability within available normative data. Group 3 (absent bilateral) had the lowest motor and postural control skills. A good correlation between the scores obtained by MABC-2 motor test and dynamic posturography (Balance Quest) was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of at least one sacculo-collic response would predict satisfactory static and dynamic motor and postural control skills in non-syndromic hearing-impaired children. MABC-2 and Dynamic Posturography Balance Quest appears reliable and comparable tools for PC assessment in hearing impaired children. In the light of these results, it appears that in young children candidates for uni- or bilateral CI whose walking is not yet acquired, should receive a vestibular assessment before surgery to avoid the risk of bilateral sacculo-collic function impairment.
OBJECTIVE: Functional integrity of vestibular end organs is essential for gaze stabilization, dynamic visual acuity, postural control and spatial orientation. Some authors hypothesized on the importance of saccules for postural control and motor development in children, including achievements such as standing up and walking. The purpose of this article was to observe how saccular dysfunction assessed by cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMPs) correlates with the quality of postural control in non-syndromic deaf children. METHOD: Seventy-six non-syndromic hearing-impairedchildren were retrospectively included. Sacculo-collic pathway was assessed with cVEMPs elicited in bone conduction. The response was quoted "normal" if a reproducible wave P13-N23 of at least 50μV in amplitude was present, if not, it was quoted "absent". The sample was divided in 3 groups depending on the presence of the sacculo-collic responses: normal bilateral group (Group 1), normal unilateral (Group 2) and absent bilaterally group (Group 3). Motor assessment was achieved with Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2). Postural control (PC) was assessed using the dynamic Balance Quest platform. The scores obtained with MABC-2, and the postural parameters recorded on the Balance Quest platform (sway of Centre of Pressure and spectral power index) were analyzed and compared throughout the groups. RESULTS: Group 1 (normal bilateral) showed the best scores regarding motor abilities and postural stability within available normative data. Group 3 (absent bilateral) had the lowest motor and postural control skills. A good correlation between the scores obtained by MABC-2 motor test and dynamic posturography (Balance Quest) was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of at least one sacculo-collic response would predict satisfactory static and dynamic motor and postural control skills in non-syndromic hearing-impairedchildren. MABC-2 and Dynamic Posturography Balance Quest appears reliable and comparable tools for PC assessment in hearing impairedchildren. In the light of these results, it appears that in young children candidates for uni- or bilateral CI whose walking is not yet acquired, should receive a vestibular assessment before surgery to avoid the risk of bilateral sacculo-collic function impairment.
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