ObjectivesCurrent pediatric vestibular care mainly focuses on motor development and postural control whereas the consequences of impaired gaze stabilization are less frequently addressed. The Functional Vision Head Impulse Test (fvHIT) offers a method to assess functional gaze stabilization during rapid head movements....
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Discussion
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fvHIT is feasible in children and normative values are now available; clinicians evaluating vestibular (balance) function in pediatric patients can consider fvHIT as part of their assessment toolkit, pending broader validation studies.
Establishing pediatric normative data for fvHIT fills a critical gap in vestibular assessment, enabling more accurate detection of balance and inner-ear disorders in children who are underserved by existing adult-derived norms.
- 01fvHIT assesses gaze stabilisation during rapid head movements and is a non-invasive vestibular test.
- 02The study is among the first to demonstrate fvHIT feasibility specifically in a pediatric population.
- 03Normative reference values for children were established, which were previously lacking.
- 04Results support fvHIT as a potential clinical tool for pediatric vestibular evaluation.
- 05Findings may help differentiate normal from abnormal vestibular function in children without relying on adult norms.
Functional vision head impulse testing (fvHIT) is feasible to perform in children.
studysupportedThe study establishes normative values for fvHIT in a pediatric population.
studysupportedfvHIT can assess gaze stabilization and vestibular function in children.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42784786
- DOI
- 10.1177/09574271261488095.
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Children undergoing vestibular assessment
- Intervention
- Functional vision head impulse testing (fvHIT)
Primary outcomes
Feasibility of fvHIT in children; Normative values for gaze stabilisation during head impulse testing in a pediatric population