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- Title
Functional Level and Dynamic Posturography Results Two Years after Vestibular Neurectomy in Patients with Severe Meniere's Disease.
- Authors
Jasińska-Nowacka, Agnieszka; Lachowska, Magdalena; Niemczyk, Kazimierz
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcomes and balance compensation in patients with severe Meniere's disease after vestibular neurectomy. Methods: Pre- and postoperative results were analyzed in twenty patients with unilateral Meniere's disease before and two years after vestibular neurectomy. Clinical evaluation was performed using a subjective grading scale proposed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. Sensory organization test results were analyzed to assess the balance system before and after the surgery. Results: All patients reported a complete resolution of vertigo attacks after the vestibular neurectomy; 95% of patients reported functional level improvement according to a scale proposed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the average score decreased from 4.5 to 1.6. Clinical improvement, evaluated with the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, was present in all patients, with the average result decreasing from 81.7 to 16.4. Analyzing both grading systems, differences between pre- and postoperative results were statistically significant. No statistically significant differences were found between the sensory organization test results before and after vestibular neurectomy. Significant correlations were found between a patient's age and postoperative results of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and posturography. Conclusions: Vestibular neurectomy is an effective vertigo treatment in patients with severe Meniere's disease with no clinical improvement despite conservative treatment. It results in subjective physical, functional, and emotional improvement, enabling patients to return to daily activities and work. An appropriate qualification of patients and comprehensive preoperative evaluation are essential to obtaining satisfactory clinical outcomes.
- Subjects
AMERICAN Academy of Arts &; Sciences; MENIERE'S disease; EQUILIBRIUM testing; VESTIBULAR stimulation; CONSERVATIVE treatment; VERTIGO; DISABILITIES
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 12, p3362
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm13123362