Vestibular Function Test
Keywords:
vestibular function test,
righting reflex,
test of the deviation of the extremities,
nystagmus test
1986 Volume 1986 Issue Supplement7 Pages 24-25
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1986 Volume 1986 Issue Supplement7 Pages 24-25
Vestibular function tests include tests of two main systems, vestibulospinal and vestibulo-oculomotor systems. Righting reflex and deviation of the extremities are routinely examined by vestibulo-spinal system test. Functions of the vestibulo-oculomotor system are examined by positional and positioning nystagmus tests, optokinetic nystagmus and eye tracking tests, all of which greatly contribute to differential diagnosis of vertigo of the peripheral and central lesions.
