The impact of a vestibular dysfunction on cognitive and motor performance in adults in single and dual-task condition. University of Antwerp
Ghent University, Translational Neurosciences (TNW)
Aside from typical symptoms such as postural imbalance, vertigo, dizziness, nausea, and problems with gaze stabilization, patients with vestibular disorders (VD) often suffer from cognitive impairment (memory loss, loss of concentration, inability to multitask, fatigue, and headaches). On the one hand, these cognitive symptoms may be directly related to altered (e.g. hippocampal) vestibular projections throughout the brain, which are also ...