Abstract:INTRODUCTION: Recent studies implicate the effect of vestibular loss on cognitive decline, including hippocampal volume loss. As hippocampal atrophy is an important biomarker of Alzheimer′s disease, exploring vestibular dysfunction as a risk factor for dementia and its role in hippocampal atrophy is of interest. METHODS: Hippocampal and whole-brain MRI volumes were compared in adults aged between 55 and 83 years: (1) to substantiate previous literature, bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) was compared to healthy con… Show more
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