The Skull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Test of Vestibular Function—A Review

A 100-Hz bone-conducted vibration applied to either mastoid induces instantaneously a predominantly horizontal nystagmus, with quick phases beating away from the affected side in patients with a unilateral vestibular loss (UVL). The same stimulus in healthy asymptomatic subjects has little or no eff...

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Main Authors: Georges Dumas, Ian S. Curthoys, Alexis Lion, Philippe Perrin, Sébastien Schmerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00041/full