A Prospective Analysis of Lesion-Symptom Relationships in Acute Vestibular and Ocular Motor Stroke.

Diagnosing stroke as a cause of acute vertigo, dizziness, or double vision remains a challenge, because symptom characteristics can be variable. The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate lesion-symptom relationships in patients with acute vestibular or ocular motor stroke. Three hundred and fifty one patients with acute and isolated vestibular or ocular motor symptoms of unclear etiology were enrolled in the EMVERT lesion trial.

Modern machine-learning can support diagnostic differentiation of central and peripheral acute vestibular disorders.

Background: Diagnostic classification of central vs. peripheral etiologies in acute vestibular disorders remains a challenge in the emergency setting. Novel machine-learning methods may help to support diagnostic decisions.

Health-related quality of life and functional impairment in acute vestibular disorders.

Background And Purpose: Acute vestibular symptoms have a profound impact on patients' well-being. In this study, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional impairment were investigated prospectively in patients with different peripheral and central vestibular disorders during the acute symptomatic stage to decipher the most relevant underlying factors.

Methods: In all, 175 patients with acute vestibular disorders were categorized as central vestibular (CV, n = 40), peripheral vestibular (PV, n = 68) and episodic vestibular disorders (EV, n = 67).