Milestones in the development of a vestibular implant.
- Guyot JP Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Service of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Perez Fornos A
- 2018-12-20
Published in:
- Current opinion in neurology. - 2019
Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Humans
Prostheses and Implants
Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular
Vestibular Diseases
Vestibule, Labyrinth
English
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
Bilateral vestibular deficits exist and their prevalence is more important than believed by the medical community. Their severe impact has inspired several teams to develop technical solutions in an attempt to rehabilitate patients. A particularly promising pathway is the vestibular implant. This article describes the main milestones in this field, mainly focusing on work conducted in human patients.
RECENT FINDINGS
There have been substantial research efforts, first in animals and more recently in humans, toward the development of vestibular implants. Humans have demonstrated surprising adaptation capabilities to the artificial vestibular signal. Today, the possibility of restoring vestibular reflexes, particularly the vestibulo-ocular reflex, and even achieving useful function in close-to-reality tasks (i.e. improving visual abilities while walking) have been demonstrated in humans.
SUMMARY
The vestibular implant opens new perspectives, not only as an effective therapeutic tool, but also pushes us to go beyond current knowledge and well-established clinical concepts.
Bilateral vestibular deficits exist and their prevalence is more important than believed by the medical community. Their severe impact has inspired several teams to develop technical solutions in an attempt to rehabilitate patients. A particularly promising pathway is the vestibular implant. This article describes the main milestones in this field, mainly focusing on work conducted in human patients.
RECENT FINDINGS
There have been substantial research efforts, first in animals and more recently in humans, toward the development of vestibular implants. Humans have demonstrated surprising adaptation capabilities to the artificial vestibular signal. Today, the possibility of restoring vestibular reflexes, particularly the vestibulo-ocular reflex, and even achieving useful function in close-to-reality tasks (i.e. improving visual abilities while walking) have been demonstrated in humans.
SUMMARY
The vestibular implant opens new perspectives, not only as an effective therapeutic tool, but also pushes us to go beyond current knowledge and well-established clinical concepts.
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- English
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- green
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- DOI 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000639
- PMID 30566413
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/138046
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