Todd M Mowery, P Ashley Wackym, Jacqueline Nacipucha, Evelynne Dangcil, Ryan D Stadler, Aaron Tucker, Nicolas L Carayannopoulos, Mina A Beshy, Sean S Hong, Justin D Yao
BACKGROUND: Vestibular loss and dysfunction has been associated with cognitive deficits, decreased spatial navigation, spatial memory, visuospatial ability, attention, executive function, and processing speed among others. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a vestibular-cochlear disorder in humans in which a pathological third mobile window of the otic capsule creates changes to the flow of sound pressure energy through the perilymph/endolymph. The primary symptoms include sound-induced dizziness/vertigo, inner ear conductive hearing loss, autophony, headaches, and visual problems; however, individuals also experience measurable deficits in basic decision-making, short-term memory, concentration, spatial cognition, and depression...
2023: Frontiers in Neurology