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figure 6–5. Static compensation following a right peripheral vestibular lesion. See the text for
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the description of each step. Solid arrows identify the onset of head acceleration. continues
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figure 6–5. continued Hollow arrows identify the onset of the lesion. θ, θ′, and θ″ represent slow- phase nystagmus intensities. The density of the dots represents the level of neural activity within the vestibular nuclei. LSCC, lateral semicircular canal; ASCC, anterior semicircular canal; PSCC, posterior semicircular canal.
The vestibular test findings at this stage of the lesion should include significant right unilateral caloric weakness and strong left-beating spontaneous nystag­mus without fixation. The nystagmus is usually strong enough that it is not fully suppressed and can be seen with fixation also. This nystagmus is likely to follow Alexander’s law (Hegemann, Straumann, & Bockisch,
2007), which means it is stronger with the gaze toward the fast phases (left gaze in this case). The head impulse test should show decreased VOR gain and presence of consistent catch-up saccades for rightward head
impulses (Weber et al., 2008). The same findings are likely to be present for leftward head impulses as well, but they are not as prominent as those for rightward head impulses. Rotation chair testing should show decreased gain and increased phase at very low fre­quencies (Baloh, Jacobson, Beykirch, & Honrubia,
1989). Also, the asymmetry should be significant for all frequencies, reflecting the presence of spontane­ous nystagmus (Magnusson, Brantberg, Pyykkö, & Schalén, 1989). However, the rotation chair findings at the early stages of lesion should be interpreted
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cautiously because the same type of nonlinearity that occurs with very fast head movements (Figure 6–2E) can also happen in the rotation testing at the onset of the lesion. As a result, eye velocities resemble a recti­fied sinusoid instead of a full sinusoid. Most of the commercial rotation chair systems use a curve-fitting technique to estimate the gain, phase, and asymmetry parameters of the VOR eye movements. However, the results at the early stages of lesion may be contami­nated because the VOR eye velocities resemble a half sinusoid instead of a full sinusoid. In fact, what is assumed to be a reflection of vestibular compensation in rotation testing may simply be due to the way the test parameters are calculated (Rubin, 1984). Finally, the responses in VEMP testing are assumed to origi­nate from the otolith organs. Therefore, the findings will depend on whether or not the damage involves the vestibular nerve. Regardless, VEMP testing will not be discussed here further because the findings are lesion dependent similar to the caloric test and are unlikely to change with compensation.
Cerebellar Clamping Stage
The neural asymmetry caused by peripheral vestibular lesion (Figure 6–5B) is similar to the asymmetry caused by head movement (Figure 6–5A), with one nota­ble exception. The neural asymmetries between the right and left neural firings that are induced by head movements are temporary and do not persist for an extended period of time. On the other hand, the asym­metries caused by a lesion are persistent. Therefore, any prolonged and constant asymmetry is interpreted as a sign of a malfunction within the VOR pathways and results in the activation of the vestibular compen­sation process.
The first step in the vestibular compensation pro­cess is cerebellar clamping, in which the neural activity from the intact side is reduced at the vestibular nuclei level before it is relayed to the motor centers. This step begins within hours if not minutes after the onset of the lesion, and its effect is to reduce the asymmetry and ease the patient’s symptoms. This is essentially the same role that vestibular suppressants play when they are prescribed during the early stages of a lesion when the symptoms are likely to be severe. It should be noted that although cerebellar clamping reduces the static symptoms, it may have a short-term adverse effect on the dynamic symptoms. The reason is that cer­ebellar clamping reduces the neural activity from the intact side, which mimics bilateral impairment of the VOR function.
The evidence for the cerebellar clamping stage comes from the studies by Vibert and his colleagues (Vibert et al., 1999). They studied guinea pigs that had undergone a unilateral labyrinthectomy. If a secondary vestibular nerve section was performed on the oppo­site side within the first three days after the labyrin­thectomy, the impact was minimal. This suggests that the neural activities were already reduced on the ini­tially intact side due to cerebellar clamping and that is why the effects of the subsequent deafferentation were marginal.
The vestibular test findings at the cerebellar clamping stage include significant spontaneous nys­tagmus without fixation. However, the intensity is reduced compared with the intensity at the onset of the lesion. This reflects the decrease in neural asym­metry and accompanies improvement in the patient’s symptoms. The caloric test should continue to show a significant right weakness, but at times the responses can be bilaterally weak because of the strong clamp­ing effect. The rotation test results should be similar to those at the onset of the lesion, although the gain may be abnormally low in low frequencies because of the clamping effect. The rotation asymmetry should also decrease because of the reduction of the spontaneous nystagmus intensity. Similarly, the head impulse test should be similar to those at the onset of the lesion.
Appearance of Neural Activity at the Vestibular Nuclei of the Damaged Side
Shortly after the cerebellar clamping stage, the tonic neural activity of the secondary vestibular neurons begins to increase at the vestibular nuclei of the dam­aged side. Assuming that the peripheral vestibular lesion is permanent, this neural activity cannot be orig­inating from the primary vestibular neurons. Instead, the most likely source for the increased neural activity is the vestibular nuclei of the intact side that commu­nicates with the other side through the commissural fibers (Olabi, Bergquist, & Dutia, 2009). Simultaneous with the increase of neural activity on the damaged side, the clamping effect on the intact side is reduced (Beraneck et al., 2004). The neural asymmetry is still present but it is not as severe compared with the onset of the lesion. Furthermore, the reduction in clamping allows for the neural activity on the intact side to be more representative of head movements. In short, the patient still suffers from both static and dynamic symp­toms but the severity of both is reduced.
The evidence for this stage of the compensation also comes from the same series of studies by Vibert
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et al. (1999). They demonstrated that if the secondary vestibular nerve section was performed more than three days after the first labyrinthectomy, the guinea pigs again experienced increase in the symptoms and showed spontaneous nystagmus, but this time the nys­tagmus was in the opposite direction. This suggests an increase in the neural activity of the vestibular nuclei on the damaged side so that the subsequent nerve sec­tion created a secondary asymmetry in the opposite direction. As the animals were labyrinthectomized, the increase in the neural activity must have been gener­ated centrally.
Again, the intensity of spontaneous nystagmus continues to decline in the vestibular tests even though the caloric weakness persists. In the rotation chair test, the phase and gain parameters should improve, espe­cially for low frequencies, and the asymmetry param­eter should decrease as the spontaneous nystagmus intensity declines (Allum & Honegger, 2013). Finally, the head impulse test findings remain essentially unchanged, with one possible exception. It is suggested that the latency of catch-up saccades decreases with compensation so that they occur during head impulses (MacDougall et al., 2009). These catch-up saccades are called covert saccades, as opposed to the overt saccades that occur after the head impulse. Covert saccades are assumed to be more efficient because they place the eyes on the target and stabilize the vision more quickly (MacDougall & Curthoys, 2012). Support for this view­point is emerging as the covert saccades have been associated with functional improvement and better visual acuity during head movements (Hermann et al., 2018; Wettstein, Weber, Bockisch, & Hegemann, 2016).
Static Compensation
The process of increase in the neural activity of the damaged side continues until it returns to its pre-lesion level. At the same time, cerebellar clamping on the intact side continues to decrease until it is completely lifted. At this point, the patient has achieved static compen­sation because the neural asymmetry has disappeared and the patient is no longer symptomatic as long as the head remains stationary (Halmagyi et
Vestibular test findings continue the trend from the previous step. Spontaneous nystagmus should dis­appear completely or its intensity should decrease to an insignificant level. However, the caloric weakness should persist as before. For rotation testing, the phase parameter should stabilize at a level higher than its pre­lesion level and the gain parameter should stabilize at a level lower than its pre-lesion level (Baloh et al., 1989).
al., 2010).
Similarly, the asymmetry parameter should drop to an insignificant level along with the intensity of spontane­ous nystagmus. The head impulse test findings should be similar to those in the previous step but perhaps exhibiting even more covert saccades than before.
Static compensation represents a significant mile­stone in the recovery from a peripheral vestibular lesion. Therefore, it is worthwhile to better understand the process:
1. In animals, if the mobility and visual stimulation
are restricted, static compensation is delayed and recovery may never be complete (Zee, 2000). In humans, static compensation seems to occur spon­taneously as long as the compensation mechanisms can be engaged at a critical time after the lesion (Lacour et al., 2016). Furthermore, head–eye coor­dination exercises immediately after the lesion or even before may expedite the recovery (Tjernstrom et al., 2018).
2. Theoretically, static compensation requires com-
plete resolution of the neural asymmetry and dis­appearance of spontaneous nystagmus. In practice, a small degree of asymmetry may persist indefi­nitely because the process of compensation contin­ues until the asymmetry reaches a threshold that it is no longer perceived by the patient as head motion. The manifestation of this asymmetry is the continued presence of spontaneous nystagmus with the SPV that is below a certain threshold (typ­ically 4 deg/sec).
3. Static compensation takes place regardless of
whether the lesion occurs suddenly or gradually. For example, patients with a vestibular schwan­noma usually do not experience many of the symp­toms that are associated with the sudden loss of peripheral vestibular function (Parietti-Winkler, Gauchard, Simon, & Perrin, 2011). The reason is that static compensation takes place incrementally and without obvious signs as the tumor grows gradually and impinges on the vestibular nerve (Uehara et al., 2011).
4. Static compensation is most effective when the
lesion is stable. Patients with fluctuating lesions such as Meniere’s disease may not compensate as well as those with non-fluctuating lesions, espe­cially if the attacks are frequent (Lacour et al.,
2009). In fact, patients with fluctuating lesions may present an interesting pattern of response during the compensation process. After damage to the hair cells or nerve fibers, the compensation process is expected to proceed with the cerebellar clamping
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stage regardless of whether the lesion is stable or fluctuating (Figure 6–6A). However, if the func­tion returns to the damaged labyrinth during the clamping stage, such as after healing of the rup­tured membrane in Meniere’s disease, suddenly the asymmetry will be reversed (Figure 6–6B). The patient must now undergo another phase of com­pensation to reverse the effect of cerebellar clamp­ing and restore neural symmetry. In effect, the compensation process extends the length of time that the patient suffers from symptoms. That is why one of the management options for Meniere’s disease is to destroy the affected labyrinth and to make the damage permanent. If the attacks of fluc­tuating lesions are not frequent, the ineffectiveness of the compensation process may not have a long­term effect. However, in patients who suffer from frequent attacks, the compensation mechanisms may cease to respond because of their ineffective­ness and because they lengthen the symptoms.
The reversal of neural asymmetry in Figure 6–6 results in the reversal of spontaneous nystagmus direction (McClure, Copp, & Lycett, 1981). This type of nystagmus that beats toward the side of lesion is some­times seen with fluctuating lesions. It is called recovery nystagmus because it is due to the recovery of vestibu­lar function on the affected side. Significant recovery nystagmus is short-lived because the neural activity on the clamped side is elevated rapidly until the asym-
metry is resolved. However, residual mild spontaneous nystagmus beating toward the side of lesion may per­sist for the same reason that was discussed above. That is, once the asymmetry decreases below a level that is no longer perceived as head motion, the change in neu­ral activities stops. This discussion also provides a clear example that the direction of spontaneous nystagmus does not always identify the side of lesion.
Dynamic Compensation
After static compensation, the patient no longer suffers symptoms when the head is at rest but as soon as the head moves, the patient may experience blurry vision and loss of visual acuity. Figure 6–7 shows the underly­ing reason. If the head moves exactly the same way that it did prior to the onset of the lesion (see Figure 6–5A), the resulting neural asymmetry after static compensa­tion is only half as large as that before the onset of the lesion. Therefore, the head velocity is interpreted to be only half as large as it actually is and the eyes are moved only half as fast as they should (Figure 6–7A). The difference between the head and eye velocities causes retinal slip. When the retinal slip is not close to zero, images do not stay stationary on the retina and the patient experiences blurry vision (Fadaee & Migli­accio, 2016).
One possible method for improving VOR perfor­mance and minimizing retinal slip is to increase the neural activity of the secondary vestibular neurons
A B
figure 6–6. Mechanism of recovery nystagmus in fluctuating lesions. Hollow arrows identify the onset of restoration of neural activity after the lesion. Abbreviations are the same as in Figure 6–5.
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figure 6–7. A. Before dynamic compensation. B. After dynamic compensation. See the text for the description of the process. Abbreviations are the same as in Figure 6–5.
from the pre-lesion level for the same head velocities. There is no direct evidence that such an increase in the VOR gain occurs but there are some compelling cor­relates. Recall the function of the VSM that behaves as a storage tank with a small outlet. Increasing the VOR gain can be accomplished by increasing the outflow of the neural activity from the VSM (Figure 6–7B). Although this increases the VOR gain, it also degrades the performance of the VOR for low frequen­cies, which is the main function of the VSM (Laurens, Valko, & Straumann, 2011). The decline of VOR func­tion in low frequencies is in fact evident in the rotation
chair results in which the phase parameter increases and the gain parameter decreases in low frequencies (Baloh et al., 1989).
Understanding the cause of dynamic symptoms provides a clue as to why the compensation process for these symptoms is far more challenging than static compensation. As described before, the internal data­base that relates different patterns of neural activity to various types of head movements is developed over several years. After a unilateral vestibular lesion, the database no longer provides an accurate measure of the head movements and must be replaced. In addition to
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the length of time that seems to be required for reestab­lishing the relationship between neural firing patterns and head movements, one should also recall that the original database is developed during age periods in which the sensory and motor mechanisms are at their peak performance. Later in life when the incidence of vestibular abnormalities is higher, patients often have more difficulty with dynamic compensation because of other confounding issues common to aging, such as decline of acuity in the sensory and motor pathways. This may also explain why some patients who success­fully achieve dynamic compensation are susceptible to episodes of decompensation (Katsarkas & Segal, 1988). That is, a seemingly unrelated event may trigger a bout of symptoms because the compensation mechanisms seem to “forget” the new pattern of neural behavior and revert to the original database.
If our understanding of the dynamic compensa­tion process turns out to be accurate, the best method to facilitate it is for the patient to be exposed to a variety of head movements. The difference between the head and eye velocities serves as an error signal so that the retinal slip can be reduced gradually. However, some have questioned the neural basis of dynamic compen­sation. Instead, they propose that dynamic compensa­tion is achieved by other oculomotor mechanisms, such as saccades, substituting for the VOR function (Cur­thoys, 2000). Although there is merit to the concept of substitution for vestibular compensation, it fails to explain some observations such as the change of gain and phase parameters in the rotation test. Perhaps a combination of neural changes and substitution is a better model for describing the process of dynamic compensation. Interestingly, regardless of whether the aim is adaptation or substitution, the same type of exer­cises can be used to promote dynamic compensation. More on this topic will follow.
Compensation After Vertical Canal and Otolith Lesions
After a unilateral loss of vestibular function, most patients exhibit imbalance and other postural control deficits. These deficits are likely to be related to the loss function in the vertical canals or the otolith organs. However, postural control deficits seem to resolve more quickly than oculomotor deficits. Perhaps incorporat­ing the remaining function from the intact labyrinth into the postural control mechanisms is more efficient (Horak, 2010).
The oculomotor effects of vertical canal lesions are similar to those described for the lateral canal lesions (Aw et al., 1995). The only difference is that the sponta­neous nystagmus has both vertical and torsional com-
ponents. Similarly, the static compensation process is also the same as that described here. In fact, static com­pensation for vertical and torsional nystagmus seems to require less time than that for the resolution of hori­zontal nystagmus. Although not much is known about the dynamic compensation process for vertical canal lesions, it is logical to expect that it is similar to the process described above as long as the head–eye coor­dination exercises are performed in the plane of verti­cal canals (Schubert, Herdman, & Tusa, 2002).
As noted earlier, very little is known about the effects of otolith lesions other than the fact that there is a tonic torsion of the eyes toward the side of lesion (Curthoys, 2000). Over time, the degree of torsion is reduced, indicating some level of compensation similar to the disappearance of spontaneous nystagmus (Fur­man, Hsu, Whitney, & Redfern, 2003). However, the torsion does not resolve completely, which indicates the necessity of some form of dynamic compensation (Curthoys et al., 1991). If one accepts that view, then exercises that stimulate the otoliths such as translational head movements or eccentric rotation may be needed for compensation (Akin, Hall, & Murnane, 2013).
The tests that document damage to the otoliths include cervical and ocular VEMPs and eccentric rota­tion (Agrawal et al., 2013). In addition, subjective visual vertical (SVV) testing can document the level of tonic torsion that changes with the compensation of otolith lesions. Caution must be taken in interpreting SVV results because the test is also sensitive to some central lesions (Klatt et al., 2019).
Compensation After Bilateral Vestibular
Complete bilateral loss of peripheral vestibular func­tion usually does not result in static symptoms because of the absence of neural asymmetries. At the same time, dynamic compensation based on the changes of neu­ral behavior similar to those described for unilateral lesions is not possible because of the complete loss of vestibular input (McCall & Yates, 2011). Instead, the compensation process involves substitution of other sensorimotor mechanisms for the missing vestibular system. However, compensation is usually incomplete and sometimes ineffective because of the differences in the operating frequency ranges of different sensory mechanisms (Guinand et al., 2012). For example, the neck receptors can provide information about head movements but the frequency range is considerably lower than the vestibular system. Interestingly, indi­viduals with congenital loss of vestibular function often can function at a level that their impairments
Lesions
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may not be obvious to casual observers. Obviously, these individuals have developed alternative strate­gies that do not rely on the vestibular system. Although it is possible, it is unlikely that most patients with acquired bilateral vestibular loss can reach that level of compensation.
The compensation process is more successful if there is residual vestibular function. A combination of substitution and reliance on the residual vestibular func­tion can provide a moderate level of functional recovery.
When bilateral loss of function is present but is more significant on one side, the patient undergoes the same type of static and dynamic compensation described for unilateral lesions. However, functional recovery is not likely to be as successful for the same reasons stated above.
Compensation After Central Vestibular
Central abnormalities can cause vertigo and other bal­ance symptoms. Some of these abnormalities, such as those caused by vascular lesions or head trauma, can affect peripheral vestibular pathways as well as the central structures. For example, infarcts of some arter­ies are known to cause sudden hearing and vestibular loss. For those lesions, vestibular compensation for the peripheral component of the abnormality can proceed as described before. However, if there is a simultane­ous or pre-existing damage to the central compensation mechanisms, then functional recovery may be difficult or impossible to achieve. Animal studies have identi­fied the cerebellar flocculus as an important site for vestibular compensation (Aleisa, Zeitouni, & Cullen,
2007). Therefore, damage to this or the surrounding areas in humans may have a similar adverse effect on the compensation process.
In general, vestibular compensation is not as suc­cessful for central vestibular lesions compared with the peripheral vestibular lesions (Brown et al., 2006). For one thing, it is not known what type of activities may be effective in promoting recovery in these patients. Also, patients with central lesions constitute a non­homogeneous group and the outcome may depend on the type of lesion.
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CLINICAL TESTS OF
VESTIBULAR COMPENSATION
Clinical tests of compensation are necessary to docu­ment changes over time and to assess the effects of
rehabilitation. The SPV of spontaneous nystagmus is an effective measure of static compensation. However, assessing dynamic compensation is not as straightfor­ward. Most of the current vestibular tests are site-of­lesion tests. That is, the outcome of most vestibular function tests, such as the caloric test, is the same before and after dynamic compensation and give very little information about the state and level of compensation (Slattery, Sinks, & Goebel, 2011). For dynamic com­pensation, retinal slip seems to be the most effective method for documenting the level of compensation. However, most of the existing vestibular function tests do not provide a direct measure of retinal slip. One test that does provide an indirect measure of retinal slip is the dynamic visual acuity (DVA) test (Moham­mad et al., 2011). The bedside test of DVA in which the patient is asked to read an eye chart with and with­out head movements is prone to a number of issues. For example, the patient may attempt to read the chart when the head comes to a momentary stop before reversing direction. Computerized DVA tests either during sinusoidal or impulsive head movements have become available in recent years and are gaining more widespread clinical use (Herdman et al., 1998; Sjogren, Fransson, Karlberg, Magnusson, & Tjernstrom, 2018).
Dynamic posturography is another method for evaluating dynamic compensation, but postural control abnormalities after a unilateral vestibular lesion usu­ally resolve very quickly and often do not correspond to the patient’s dynamic symptoms (Furman, 1994). Nonetheless, dynamic posturography can provide an understanding of how patients use different sen­sory mechanisms to maintain their postural stability. Effective use of available sensory inputs can improve balance and may prevent the patient from acquiring maladaptive strategies.
IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION
Most of the studies on rehabilitation and exercise therapy for vestibular lesions have focused on uni­lateral peripheral lesions. As discussed earlier, static compensation after a unilateral peripheral vestibular lesion takes place spontaneously in most patients. However, physical and exercise therapy can expedite the recovery. The most effective approach for promot­ing dynamic compensation appears to be exercises that are focused on head–eye coordination. These exercises provide the central compensation mechanisms with the error signal (retinal slip) that is necessary to either cause adaption or substitution of the vestibular path­ways (Herdman, 2013). These exercises should cover
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different head velocities and different planes of motion. Furthermore, the exercises should involve visual, pro­prioceptive, and other sensorimotor mechanisms so that the vestibular input can be properly integrated within the balance control system (Lacour & Bernard­Demanze, 2014).
A review of the literature shows that in fact the type of exercises described above is a common part of the rehabilitation protocol for unilateral vestibular lesions (Whitney & Sparto, 2011). These exercises are usually referred to as X1 and X2 viewing exercises. For a detailed discussion, see Chapter 19.
The same type of head–eye coordination exercises can be used for bilateral vestibular lesions (Telian, Shepard, Smith-Wheelock, & Hoberg, 1991). Although the adaptive effects may not be significant, these exercises can promote substitution of the missing or reduced vestibular function in these patients (Porciun­cula, Johnson, & Glickman, 2012). For example, dur­ing X1 viewing exercises, the patient moves his or her head side to side while fixating on a stationary target. This type of exercise in patients with bilateral vestib­ular lesions can promote the use of neck receptors to control the eye movements. The success rate of exer­cise therapy in patients with bilateral lesions is not as high as that of patients with unilateral lesions and often depends on the residual vestibular function.
The rehabilitation protocols for other types of lesions are still evolving because of our limited knowl­edge of the underlying physiology. It is assumed that general conditioning exercises along with customized protocols may be beneficial, but so far very few studies have focused on these patients.
summary
Vestibular compensation is the process by which patients achieve functional recovery after a vestibular lesion. The process is most effective for stable unilateral lesions in which the tonic neural activity is restored at the vestibular nuclei to achieve static compensation, and adaptive changes are made to the intact vestibu­lar pathways to achieve dynamic compensation. Com­pensation for other types of lesions is possible but not as effective.
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