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The objective was to describe a detailed interpretation of vHIT\u2014not only numerical parameters such as gain and corrective saccades, but also a visual analysis of vHIT curves. Methods: The results were presented in four cases for better understanding and more straightforward explanation. The patients underwent surgery through the middle cranial fossa and translabyrinthine approach. In each patient, vHIT examinations were performed preoperatively and at one month, three months, and one year after the surgery. Results: Before treatment, vestibular loss features varied within the presented cases. Findings of vestibulo-ocular reflex deficiency were most pronounced in the lateral semicircular canals. After the surgery, severe signs of acute labyrinth denervation were found during the first follow-up visit. Over time, features indicating central compensation became more pronounced, despite a decrease in gain in subsequent vHIT examinations. Conclusions: Detailed analysis of vHIT curves is crucial to analyze vestibulo-ocular reflex in patients with VS. Our preliminary data confirms that vHIT examination can be helpful in the postoperative follow-up assessment and compensation evaluation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14207222","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,15]],"date-time":"2025-10-15T11:57:42Z","timestamp":1760529462000},"page":"7222","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Application of Video Head Impulse Test in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Vestibular Schwannoma: Case Series, Narrative Literature Review and Clinical Practice Implications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7665-409X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Jasi\u0144ska-Nowacka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9677-6871","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrycja","family":"Torchalla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3639-4422","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz","family":"Wojciechowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kazimierz","family":"Niemczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1016\/S0385-8146(00)00093-6","article-title":"Clinical picture of vestibular schwannoma","volume":"28","author":"Kentala","year":"2001","journal-title":"Auris Nasus Larynx"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"863","DOI":"10.1097\/MAO.0b013e318255dd59","article-title":"Prospective evaluation of the clinical profile and referral pattern differences of vestibular schwannomas and other cerebellopontine angle tumors","volume":"33","author":"Ragab","year":"2012","journal-title":"Otol. 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