/OBJECTIVES: This systematic review synthesizes MRI evidence to characterize neuromorphological alterations in somatosensory and vestibular brain regions among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
No actionable change for audiology clinical practice — findings are exploratory neuroscience relevant to understanding vestibular-somatosensory brain circuitry in scoliosis, not to hearing or balance rehabilitation protocols.
Demonstrating vestibular brain region alterations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis deepens understanding of the central vestibular system's role in postural control, with indirect relevance to vestibular science in audiology.
- 01Systematic review of MRI studies in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
- 02Structural differences found in somatosensory and vestibular brain regions in AIS patients.
- 03Results suggest central nervous system involvement in the pathogenesis of AIS.
- 04Vestibular brain areas implicated include regions overlapping with those studied in audiology.
- 05Findings are exploratory; no direct clinical audiology application at this stage.
Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis show neuromorphological alterations in somatosensory and vestibular brain regions on MRI.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42073077
- DOI
- 10.3390/children13040499.
- Journal
- Children
- Publication type
- meta_analysis
- Evidence level
- 2a
- Population
- Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
- Intervention
- MRI-based neuromorphological assessment of somatosensory and vestibular brain regions
- Comparator
- Typically developing adolescents (controls, where reported in included studies)
Primary outcomes
Characterization of neuromorphological alterations in somatosensory brain regions; Characterization of neuromorphological alterations in vestibular brain regions