The global prevalence of vestibular dysfunction in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jeyasakthy SaniasiayaMd Asiful IslamRosdan Salim

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

The prevalence of VD among children and adolescents was found to be 30.4% based on high-quality evidence. Due to the subjective assessment of most studies pooled in the analysis, the results should be interpreted cautiously until future comparative studies with objective assessments are carried out.

Keyphrases

risk factors
case control
oxidative stress
current status
randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
study protocol