To identify caregiver-reported discriminative items for the early detection of children at risk for vestibular deficits.
✦ The floor
Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change yet — the tool is still in development; audiologists should watch for a validated caregiver screening instrument for infant vestibular deficits in future publications.
A validated caregiver-administered vestibular screening tool for infants could substantially close the gap between onset and diagnosis of vestibular dysfunction in early childhood, enabling earlier intervention.
- 01Study targets caregivers of infants aged 6–12 months to detect vestibular deficits early.
- 02Goal is to develop a caregiver-administered screening tool — not yet a validated clinical instrument.
- 03Early vestibular deficit detection in infancy may reduce developmental delays linked to balance dysfunction.
- 04Adds to the sparse literature on infant vestibular screening methodology.
Caregiver-reported items can be identified that are suitable for screening vestibular deficits in children aged 6–12 months.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42306907
- DOI
- 10.1080/01942638.2026.2686999.
- Journal
- Journal of Child Neurology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Caregivers of children aged 6–12 months being screened for vestibular deficits
- Intervention
- Caregiver-reported screening items for vestibular deficit detection
Primary outcomes
Identification of caregiver-reported items suitable for vestibular deficit screening in infants