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Quantitative vestibular testing.

R W Baloh·S M Sakala·R D Yee·L Langhofer·V Honrubia
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Abstract

Our standard rotational test battery includes tests of optokinetic nystagmus (OKN), the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), and visual-vestibular interaction. Lesions of the peripheral vestibular system characteristically impair only the VOR, whereas lesions of the central system impair OKN and visual-vestibular interaction. The pattern of abnormal responses can help localize lesions within the central vestibular pathways.

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ElectronystagmographyHumansLabyrinth DiseasesReflexRotationVestibular Function TestsVestibular NerveVestibulocochlear Nerve DiseasesComparative StudyJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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R W Baloh, S M Sakala, R D Yee, L Langhofer, V Honrubia. 1984. Quantitative vestibular testing.. https://doi.org/10.1177/019459988409200205

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