Piu' di 20 articoli scientifici e studi sul fHIT functional Head Impulse Test e altri prodotti Beon Solutions
fHIT functional Head Impulse Test
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Il functional Head Impulse Test e’ un test per la funzionalita’ vestibolare capacedi identificare il riflesso funzionale a qualasiasi frequenza. E’ stata riconosciuta l’innovazione e la validita’ del test in svariati articoli scientifici. Riportiamo qui di seguito una bibliografia e abstract di un articolo scientifico.
The functional head impulse test: preliminary data
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ABSTRACT
The functional head impulse test is a new test of vestibular function based on the ability to recognize the orientation of a Landolt C optotype that briefly appears on a computer screen during passive head impulses imposed by the examiner over a range of head accelerations. Here, we compare its results with those of the video head impulse test on a population of vestibular neuritis patients recorded acutely and after 3 months from symptoms onset. The preliminary results presented here show that while both tests are able to identify the affected labyrinth and to show a recovery of vestibular functionality at 3 months, the two tests are not redundant, but complementary.
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Vestibular Functioning in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using the Functional Head Impulse Test
AUTORI:Simona Caldani, Vincenzo Marcelli, Maria Pia Bucci
ABSTRACT
Several studies in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), reading impairment, or attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) pointed toward a potential dysfunction of the vestibular system, specifically in its complex relationship with the cerebellum. The aim of the present study was to test the functional vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) responses in children with NDDs to measure functional performance of the vestibular system. The VOR is specifically involved in this stabilization of the image on the retina during rapid movements of the head. To perform this study, four groups of children with ASD, ADHD, reading impairment, and with neurotypical development (TD) were enrolled (n = 80). We performed the functional head impulse test (fHIT), which measured the percentage of correct responses by asking the child to identify an optotype briefly presented during passive head impulse in each direction of each semicircular canal plane. We observed significantly lower correct answers in children with NDDs compared with those with TD (p < 0.0001). Surprisingly, there was no significant difference between the three groups of children with NDDs. Our study fostered preliminary evidence suggesting altered efficiency of vestibular system in children with NDDs. VOR abnormalities estimated using the fHIT could be used as a proxy of NDD impairments in children, and represent a potential biomarker.
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Functional Head Impulse Test in Professional Athletes
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Fausto Romano
ABSTRACT
Dizziness, slow visual tracking, or blurred vision following active head (or body) movements are among the most common symptoms reported following sport-related concussion, often related to concurrent dysfunctions of the vestibular system. In some cases, symptoms persist even if bedside and auxiliary standard vestibular tests are unremarkable. New functional tests have been developed in recent years to objectify neurological alterations that are not captured by standard tests. The functional head impulse test (fHIT) requires the patient to recognize an optotype that is briefly flashed during head rotations with various angular accelerations ….
fHIT e diagnosi emicrania vestibolare
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The clinical significance of fHIT in migraine patient without vertigo symptom
AUTORI:Konukseven Ö, Meral M, Ekenel D, Doksöz A, Orhon Ö.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the functional head impulse test on migraine patients without vertigo. fHIT is a new vestibular test which evaluates the ability to see and read clearly during head movement as a functional measurement of the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
Materials and methods: The study included 20 patients suffering from migraine without vertigo between the ages of 20 and 30-years-old who were diagnosed by a neurologist and 20 individuals with non-migraine headaches (control group), with similar demographic characteristics. The functional head impulse test was applied to both groups, and the migraine disability assessment test was applied to migraine patients.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the general fHIT results between the migraine group and the control group (p > 0.05). However, a statistically significant decrease was obtained in migraine patients in the left lateral (p = 0.018) and right posterior (p = 0.029) semicircular canals at 4000 Hz and the right anterior semicircular canal at 6000 Hz (p = 0.019). When compared by the degree of migraine disability assessment test, no significant difference in the fHIT results were observed (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: The semicircular canals may be affected at high head acceleration (4000-6000 Hz) in migraine patients without a history of vertigo. It should be considered that fHIT results between 4000 and 6000 Hz in migraine patients without vertigo can be pathologic.
Keywords: FHIT; Migraine; VOR; Vestibular
fHIT e prevenzione anziani
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The relationship between functional head impulse test and age in healthy individuals
Background: fHIT is an easily applicable test battery that indirectly evaluates the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) from a functional perspective.
Aims/objectives: The aim of this study was to Individuals determine the correlation between age and the percentage of correct answers (%CA) obtained in the functional head impulse test (fHIT) in healthy individuals.
Material and methods: A total of 105 volunteers, 50 males and 55 females, between the ages of 18 and 70 years, participated in the study. A Beon Solution fHIT system (Zero Branco (TV), Italy) was used in the study.
Results: In our study, a decrease in the mean %CA was observed in all semicircular canals (SCCs) with increasing age. Between age and mean %CA, a significant negative moderate (-0.311) correlation was observed in lateral SCCs, and a significant negative low (-0.257) correlation was observed in posterior SCCs (p < 0.05). In anterior SCCs, there was no statistically significant relationship between age and mean %CA (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The present study performed in a healthy population will be helpful in terms of making comparisons in studies to be conducted in various vestibular diseases. It will also be a guide for identifying pathological consequences in vestibular diseases.
Keywords: Age; VOR; functional head impulse test (fHIT); semicircular canal.
