Alina Kuzminienė

Dr. Alina Kuzminienė


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2020 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
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Ingrida UlozieneIngrida Uloziene
Ingrida Uloziene
MTM. Totilienė
M. Totilienė
RBR. Balnytė
R. Balnytė
AKAlina Kuzminienė
Alina Kuzminienė
RKR. Kregždytė
R. Kregždytė
Diego KaskiDiego Kaski
Diego Kaski

7 September 2020 in The Laryngoscope
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VUVirgilijus Uloza
Virgilijus Uloza
AKAlina Kuzminienė
Alina Kuzminienė
JPJolita Palubinskienė
Jolita Palubinskienė
IBIngrida Balnytė
Ingrida Balnytė
IUIngrida Ulozienė
Ingrida Ulozienė
AVAngelija Valančiūtė
Angelija Valančiūtė

18 August 2025 in Medicina
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TKTautvydas Klėgėris
Tautvydas Klėgėris
Diego KaskiDiego Kaski
Diego Kaski
RBRenata Balnyte
Renata Balnyte
VUVirgilijus Uloza
Virgilijus Uloza
AKAlina Kuzminienė
Alina Kuzminienė
Ingrida UlozieneIngrida Uloziene
Ingrida Uloziene
Background and Objectives: Decreased balance function in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is influenced by impaired gravity perception, which can be measured by the subjective visual vertical (SVV) test. The value of this test can be increased by executing it in a moving visual background (i.e., dynamic SVV). However, clinicians and researchers use varying dynamic stimulus properties due to the lack of consensus on optimal parameters for reliably distinguishing between health and disease. Materials and Methods: To evaluate how dynamic visual stimulus intensity affects the perception of verticality in patients with MS and healthy individuals. Materials and Methods: We assessed static and dynamic SVV in 31 MS patients with dizziness and 32 age- and sex-matched controls using the virtual reality application VIRVEST. We evaluated the effects of modifying two parameters in dynamic SVV testing: rotation velocity (10°/s, 30°/s, and 60°/s) and visual field coverage (small vs. large). Results: The median of static SVV deviations was significantly greater in the MS group (1.8° vs. 0.9°). The mildest dynamic stimulus intensity of 10°/s, with a small visual field coverage, yielded the greatest discriminatory capacity to differentiate between the groups (AUC = 0.897; p < 0.001). This stimulus elicited a median SVV deviation of 4.3° in the MS group and 2.1° in the control group (p < 0.001) while also inducing significantly lower test-induced dizziness compared with stronger stimuli. Median visual dependence values measured at 10°/s with a small visual field coverage were 4.2 in the MS group and 2.02 in the control group (p < 0.001), also yielding the greatest AUC values compared to stronger stimuli (AUC = 0.828; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results support the use of relatively mild dynamic stimulus intensity. Future studies are encouraged to evaluate different dynamic stimulus parameters and patient populations.