Home-based video-oculography during spontaneous vertigo attacks: A proof-of-concept feasibility study in Meniere's disease and vestibular migraine

Episodic vestibular disorders like Ménière's disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM) pose diagnostic challenges because patients are often assessed between attacks, when clinical signs are absent. Recording ictal eye movements could provide objective phenotypic data; however, the practicality of using unsupervised home-based video-oculography in everyday clinical settings remains poorly studied.MethodsWe conducted...

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✦ The floor

Discussion

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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

Home-based video-oculography (eye-movement recording) during spontaneous vertigo attacks is feasible in motivated patients, but this is a proof-of-concept study only; no change in clinical diagnostic workflow is warranted yet.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

Capturing eye movements during unpredictable spontaneous vertigo attacks in real-world settings could transform vestibular diagnosis by providing objective data that clinic-based testing routinely misses.

✦ Key Points ✦

01Proof-of-concept study evaluated home-based video-oculography for spontaneous vertigo attacks.
02Patients with Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine were included.
03Home recording of eye movements during attacks was found to be feasible.
04Published in the Journal of Vestibular Research.
05Small-scale feasibility design means results cannot yet guide routine clinical practice.

✦ Claims & Evidence ✦

ClaimEvidenceSupport

Home-based video-oculography is feasible for capturing spontaneous vertigo attacks in Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine patients.

studypartially supported

Spontaneous vertigo attacks can be recorded with clinically useful eye-movement data outside a clinical setting.

studypartially supported

✦ Research metadata ✦

PMID: 42535719
DOI: 10.1177/09574271261474573.
Journal: Journal of Vestibular Research
Publication type: research_article
Evidence level: 4
Population: Patients with Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine experiencing spontaneous vertigo attacks
Intervention: Home-based video-oculography during spontaneous vertigo attacks

Primary outcomes

Feasibility of home-based eye movement recording during spontaneous vertigo attacks; Quality and clinical utility of captured oculographic data

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