The differential caloric test consisting of a weak and of a strong stimulation may provide evidence of certain vestibulo-oculomotor abnormality. The phenomenon of vestibular decruitment serves as an indication of central nervous system or intracranial pathology. A classification of the degree of decruitment was attempted in 139 patients exhibiting this phenomenon. Ample evidence is provided that vestibular decruitment is indicative of a variety of intracranial lesions predominantly in the posterior fossa. Decruitment was encountered with hypo- and hyperactive vestibular responses alike and also in patients in whom there was no deficit in end organ sensitivity. The armamentarium of neurotologic testing is enriched by the differential caloric stimulations providing an indication of the "site of lesion."

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Central vestibular signs, posterior fossa pathology and computerized tomography-regional blood brain circulation.

Central vestibular signs are sensitive indicators of lesions in the posterior fossa. With the availability of computerized tomography and computerized tomography-regional blood brain circulation, the identification of suspected retrolabyrinthine lesions has improved considerably. This is a report about the reliability of central vestibular signs in predicting posterior fossa lesions.

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Anatomic specificity of central vestibular signs in posterior fossa lesions.

The reliability of central vestibular signs such as decruitment in signifying retrolabyrinthine lesions has been well established. This study was initiated to determine if this and other central vestibular signs, individually or collectively, indicate involvement of specific anatomic structures in the posterior fossa. Forty-six patients with morphologic lesions defined by computerized tomography (CT), pneumo-CT autopsy were studied. Oculomotor signs showed a statistically significant correlation with lesions of the archicerebellum. The other central vestibular signs did not show any correlation.

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Vestibular and auditory function in Usher's syndrome.

Usher's syndrome is a recessive hereditary disorder in which a congenital hearing loss is combined with nyctalopia, retinal degeneration, and restriction of visual fields. The results of a comprehensive ophthalmic and neurotologic study on 70 patients are reported. Two distinct clinical and presumed genetic types were discernible on the basis of hearing impairment and vestibular sensitivity and, to a lesser extent, deterioration of retinal photoreceptor function. Such a classification has proved valuable in diagnosis, prognosis, and genetic counselling.

Adolescent↗

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Computation of the nystagmogram.

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How vestibular test results can be utilized.

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Block nystagmus.

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