%0 Journal Article
%T Predictors of clinical recovery from vestibular neuritis: a prospective study
%A Barry M. Seemungal
%A Diego Kaski
%A Hena Ahmad
%A John Golding
%A Michael A. Gresty
%A Nicholas Cutfield
%A Qadeer Arshad
%A Sian Cousins
%J Archive of "Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology".
%D 2017
%R 10.1002/acn3.386
%X We sought to identify predictors of symptomatic recovery in vestibular neuritis. Forty VN patients were prospectively studied in the acute phase (median = 2 days) and 32 in the recovery phase (median = 10 weeks) with vestibulo©\ocular reflex, vestibular©\perceptual, and visual dependence tests and psychological questionnaires. Clinical outcome was Dizziness Handicap Inventory score at recovery phase. Acute visual dependency and autonomic arousal predicted outcome. Worse recovery was associated with a combination of increased visual dependence, autonomic arousal, anxiety/depression, and fear of bodily sensations, but not with vestibular variables. Findings highlight the importance of early identification of abnormal visual dependency and concurrent anxiety
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5420806/