Beyond dizziness: virtual navigation, spatial anxiety and hippocampal volume in bilateral vestibulopathy

Beyond dizziness: virtual navigation, spatial anxiety and hippocampal volume in bilateral vestibulopathy

Bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) is defined as the impairment or loss of function of either the labyrinths or the eighth nerves. Patients with total BVP due to bilateral vestibular nerve section exhibit difficulties in spatial memory and navigation and show a loss of hippocampal volume. In clinical pr...

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Main Authors: Olympia eKremmyda, Katharina eHuefner, Virginia L. Flanagin, Derek Alexander Hamilton, Jennifer eLinn, Michael eStrupp, Klaus eJahn, Thomas eBrandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Spatial Orientation
hippocampal atrophy
Navigation Strategies
Spatial anxiety
loss of vestibular function
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00139/full

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