ALPHA PSYCHIATRY, cilt.24, sa.5, ss.211-216, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the vestibular function of children diagnosed with specific learning disorders (SLD).
Methods: This study was conducted with 30 children diagnosed with SLD and 30 healthy
children matched for age and sex, and vestibular tests were applied.
Results: Optokinetic and head shake test values in videonystagmography subtests were
found to be pathological in the study group, and the lateral asymmetry value in video
head impulse test (v-HIT) was found to be significantly higher in the study group. Also, a
significant difference was found in the N1 latency, P1-N1 interlatency, P1-N1 amplitude
values in the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential test, and asymmetry values in
the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential test.
Conclusion: The current study showed that vestibular functions may differ from normal in
SLD patients and that vestibular dysfunction may play a role in symptoms such as postural
instability, balance, and gross and fine motor disorders that are frequently observed in
these children.