Executive functions in patients with bilateral and unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction

Schöne, Corina G.; Vibert, Dominique; Mast, Fred W. (26 June 2023). Executive functions in patients with bilateral and unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Journal of vestibular research, 33(4), pp. 231-278. Boulder: IOS Press

Patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction (PVD) suffer from cognitive difficulties in several visuo-spatial as well as non-visuo-spatial domains. Associations of PVD and executive problems have been made, but no study investigated a range of different executive domains in patients with PVD. We administered a broad neuropsychological test battery of basic and complex executive functions to 84 patients with different kinds of PVD (34 chronic bilateral, 29 chronic unilateral, 21 acute unilateral) and 49 healthy controls matched for age, education, sex, and handedness. Descriptive data analysis showed that patients with PVD scored lower in specific executive domains than healthy controls. Results indicate that patients with PVD should be screened for specific executive impairments and could benefit from a cognitive training targeting executive functions.

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Abstract)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT)
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Methodology

Graduate School:

Swiss Graduate School for Cognition, Learning and Memory (SGS-CLM)

UniBE Contributor:

Schöne, Corina, Vibert, Dominique Christine, Mast, Fred

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0957-4271

Publisher:

IOS Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Corina Schöne

Date Deposited:

23 Oct 2023 08:05

Last Modified:

23 Oct 2023 08:05

Uncontrolled Keywords:

vestibular peripheral vestibular dysfunction executive function working memory

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/187337

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