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. 2022 Apr;21(2):244-252.
doi: 10.1007/s12311-021-01296-x. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Can Dyssynergia of Vestibulosympathetic and Baroreflexes Cause Vestibular Syncope? The Hypothesis Based on the Velocity-Storage Function

Eunjin Kwon  1 , Ju Young Lee  2 , Hyo-Jung Kim  3 , Jeong-Yoon Choi  4   5 , Ji-Soo Kim  6   7
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Can Dyssynergia of Vestibulosympathetic and Baroreflexes Cause Vestibular Syncope? The Hypothesis Based on the Velocity-Storage Function

Eunjin Kwon et al. Cerebellum. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

The mechanism of vestibular syncope, the syncope occurring during the vertigo attacks, remains uncertain. This study aims to clarify the mechanism of vestibular syncope by pursuing the function of vestibular system in cardiovascular autonomic control and by defining neuro-hemodynamic changes in vestibular syncope. By integrating the velocity-storage (VS) circuit in the brainstem and cerebellum, we propose that the vestibular syncope develops as a result of dyssynergia of the vestibulosympathetic and baroreflexes in which centrally estimated downward inertial acceleration during the vertigo attacks acts as a trigger. Recognition of the vestibular disorders as a possible cause of syncope would allow proper managements for prevention of further syncope and related complications in patients with vestibular disorders.

Keywords: Autonomic dysfunction; Syncope; Velocity-storage; Vestibular disorder; Vestibulo-sympathetic reflex.

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