Publications by authors named "Kelsey Hatton"

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of vestibular migraine (VM) in a cohort of patients with radiologic confirmation of superior canal dehiscence (SCD) and to compare management of superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) in patients with and without comorbid VM.

Study Design: Retrospective review of a SCD database.

Setting: University-based tertiary medical center.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study examines the outcomes of two surgical techniques for repairing superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) using either endoscope-assisted or traditional microscopic approaches.
  • A total of 46 patients were studied, with both methods showing significant improvements in patient-reported symptoms post-surgery.
  • Despite the endoscope offering better visualization, the results in terms of symptom relief and hearing improvement were comparable to those achieved with the microscopic technique.
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Objective: To evaluate effects of lifestyle modification on symptoms of dizziness and headache in patients diagnosed with definite vestibular migraine.

Study Design: Prospective within-participants repeated-measures study.

Setting: Otolaryngology tertiary care.

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Objectives: This investigation was conducted to measure the test-retest reliability of the Dizziness Symptom Profile (DSP). The DSP was developed to assist primary care providers, general otolaryngologists, and other health care providers in the development of a differential diagnosis for patients who present with dizziness, vertigo, or unsteadiness. The DSP yields a score ranging from 0 to 100% for each of 7 subscales.

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Purpose The purpose of the current investigation was to determine the interrelations among vestibular disorders from a data set generated from the patient perspective as compared to previous data generated from the physician's perspective. Method The data for the current investigation originated from a previously published study describing the development of the Dizziness Symptom Profile (DSP; Jacobson et al., 2019).

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Purpose: Vestibular impairments have been associated with a variety of cognitive deficits, most notably deficits in visuo-spatial memory. The Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory (NVI) was developed to measure self-reported cognitive deficits in patients with dizziness and/or vertigo. The original French language version of the NVI includes 28 items and 7 subscales.

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Purpose The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether the "belly-tendon" electrode derivation produced ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) in children that were superior to those recorded with the infraorbital-chin electrode derivation. Method This was a prospective observational study using a sample of convenience at a tertiary care medical center. Subjects were 13 children between the ages of 5 and 12 years.

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Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) using two electrode montages in patients with confirmed unilateral superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS).

Study Design: This study evaluated oVEMP response characteristics measured using two different electrode montages from 12 unilateral SCDS ears and 36 age-matched control ears (age range = 23-66). The oVEMP responses were elicited using 500 Hz tone-burst air conduction stimuli presented at an intensity of 95 dB nHL and a rate of 5.

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Objectives: Dizziness, vertigo, and unsteadiness are common complaints of patients who present to primary care providers. These patients often are referred to otology for assessment and management. Unfortunately, there are a small number of specialists to manage these patients.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the variability and test-retest reliability of a commercially available subjective visual vertical (SVV) system known as Virtual SVV (Interacoustics). In addition, the study aimed to compare the reliability of the Virtual system with a previously established bucket test of SVV.

Study Design: Fifteen participants with normal hearing, normal middle ear function, and normal utricular function were included in the study.

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Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to identify the optimal recording parameters for evoking the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) using air-conduction stimuli.

Method: Subjects were 17 otologically and neurologically intact adults (age: M = 24.18 years, SD = 1.

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Objectives: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the use of visual feedback of tonic electromyographic (EMG) activity, or the use of amplitude normalization techniques would reduce significantly the variability in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) P13-N23 interaural amplitude asymmetry data in otologically and neurologically intact children and adults.

Design: There were 97 subjects, both pediatric and adult, from whom the authors recorded cVEMPs with and without the use of an EMG target and amplitude normalization techniques. The four conditions were: (1) conventional recording (condition 1), (2) conventional recording with an EMG target (condition 2), (3) same as condition 1, with the addition of postacquisition amplitude normalization techniques, and (4) same as condition 2, with the addition of postacquisition amplitude normalization techniques.

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