Motor and cognitive performances in pre-lingual cochlear implant adolescents, related with vestibular function and auditory input

Autor: Silvina Suarez, Maria Pia Gonzalez, Sofia Arocena, Belen Garcia Pintos, Maria Quinteros, Hamlet Suarez, Enrique Ferreira
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 139:367-372
ISSN: 1651-2251
0001-6489
DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2018.1549750
Popis: Background Information about the role of auditory input and motor control is limited. Objectives Assessment the relationship between auditory and vestibular information with specific motor and cognitive functions. Methods Posturography in 17 Pre-lingual Cochlear Implant Adolescents, (PCIA) age 14.06 ± 3.05 in four sensory conditions was analyzed: (A) eyes open, cochlear implant (CI) on, (B) eyes open, CI off, (C) eyes closed standing on a foam over a platform (ECFP) with CI on, and (D) ECFP, CI off. Gait velocity (GV) was registered by inertial sensors using a 10-meter test. Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) was evaluated with the video head impulse test (VHIT) and visual spatial skill (VS) assessed with the WISC-V test. Results SV had no significant difference between conditions A and B (p = .2461). Comparing C and D, SV values decreased when CI was turned on (p = .0036). A significant linear relationship between VOR and GV (p = .0064) generating the VOR gain loss lower gait. Relationship between VOR and VS scores was no significant (p = .685). Conclusions and significance Auditory information is a relevant cue when somatosensory and visual inputs are modified and range of vestibular function influence in a dynamic motor activity as gait, facts which must be considered in the neurodevelopment control.
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