title: Evaluation of uncompensated unilateral vestibulopathy using the modified clinical test for sensory interaction and balance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the results of the Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction and Balance (mCTSIB) and the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) of computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) to better understand the role and limitations of the mCTSIB in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of patients with uncompensated unilateral vestibulopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective blind study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-eight patients with uncompensated unilateral vestibulopathy were enrolled. After diagnosis was established through ocular motor studies, head roll and Dix-Hallpike tests, caloric testing, and pure tone audiometry, the mCTSIB and SOT were administered simultaneously.
  
  
  METHODS
  Composite or comprehensive scores and equilibrium scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When composite or comprehensive scores were used to classify subjects as normal or abnormal, the mCTSIB and SOT showed significant agreement (p > 0.256). SOT condition 2 (eyes closed on a firm surface) showed a greater degree of correlation than did other conditions; the foam-surface or eyes-open conditions yielded poor correlation coefficients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mCTSIB can be used instead of the SOT in screening to distinguish normality from abnormality in dizzy patients with unilateral vestibulopathy. However, the degree of dizziness assessed by SOT condition was poorly correlated with mCTSIB results, especially in conditions with the eyes open and those using a foam surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Moo Kyun
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyoung-Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jiwoong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Naree
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sun Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chae
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018401:Sample Size; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult