To evaluate oculomotor, vestibular, reaction time, and cognitive (OVRT-C) function in patients with vestibular migraine (VM) using objective eye-tracking metrics and to identify dysfunction patterns relative to healthy controls.
Key Findings:
54.3% of VM patients showed abnormal horizontal saccades (p < 0.0001).
A multiple logistic regression model identified six OVRT-C metrics as significant indicators of VM with AUC = 0.996.
Interpretation:
Objective OVRT-C testing reveals quantifiable abnormalities in oculomotor, vestibular, and cognitive functions in VM patients, supporting the use of eye-tracking assessments for characterizing the disorder and improving clinical diagnosis.
Limitations:
Study sample size was limited to 52 participants.
Results may not be generalizable to all VM patients due to the specific recruitment setting.
Potential biases in participant recruitment may affect the findings.
Conclusion:
The findings support the feasibility of eye-tracking–based multimodal assessments as complementary tools for characterizing vestibular migraine, warranting further validation in larger and more diverse cohorts.
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