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Modern vestibular function testing.

R W Baloh·J M Furman
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Current tests of vestibular function concentrate on the horizontal semicircular canal-ocular reflex because it is the easiest reflex to stimulate (calorically and rotationally) and record (using electro-oculography). Tests of the other vestibulo-ocular reflexes (vertical semicircular canal and otolith) and of the vestibulospinal reflexes have yet to be shown useful in the clinical setting. Digital video recording of eye movements and vestibular-evoked responses are promising new technologies that may affect clinical testing in the near future.

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ElectronystagmographyEvoked PotentialsHumansNeural PathwaysOtolithic MembraneReflex, Vestibulo-OcularSemicircular CanalsVestibular Function TestsJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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R W Baloh, J M Furman. 1989. Modern vestibular function testing.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2660408/

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