Vestibulo-ocular reflex and the head impulse test

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Eliana T. Maranhão²  Péricles Maranhão-filho¹ 

[1] ,American Physical Therapy Association for Vestibular RehabilitationAlexandria VA ,USA

关键词: Head Impulse Test;    nystagmus;    dizziness;    acute peripheral vestibulopathy;    stroke;    Teste do Impulso da Cabeça;    nistagmo;    tontura;    vestibulopatia periférica aguda;    acidente vascular cerebral;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012001200008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors highlights the importance of the vestibulo-ocular reflex examination through the head impulse test as a diagnostic method for vestibular dysfunction as well as, and primarily, a bedside semiotic resource capable of differentiating between acute peripheral vestibulopathy and a cerebellar or brainstem infarction in emergency rooms.

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