Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis
In this paper we wanted to assess clinical relevance of two vestibulospinal tests: standing test (derived from Romberg test) and past pointing test. In retrospective and prospective study 42 patients have been tested with standing test and 50 patients with past pointing test. All patients suffered f...
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| description | In this paper we wanted to assess clinical relevance of two vestibulospinal tests: standing test (derived from Romberg test) and past pointing test. In retrospective and prospective study 42 patients have been tested with standing test and 50 patients with past pointing test. All patients suffered from unilateral neurolabyrinthitis that had started from one day to two years prior to examination. All patients had unilateral areflexion, or hyporeflexion on caloric test using 10°C water. Control group consisted of 32 healthy individuals for both tests. Results show that both tests correctly indicate side of the lesion but only during first week of illness. Moreover, even during that first week sensitivity of both tests was below 50 %, which means that more then half results from patients fall within normal findings. We conclude that vestibulospinal tests do not deserve prominent place in assessing patients with vestibular syndrom. Conclusions must be made according to findings obtained from much more precise vestibuloocular tests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac8cc24cbc574e7e9ca70c971db4e33f2022-12-22T00:01:35ZengSerbian Medical SocietySrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo0370-81792003-01-011313-414314810.2298/SARH0304143BRelevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitisBabić Borivoj B.In this paper we wanted to assess clinical relevance of two vestibulospinal tests: standing test (derived from Romberg test) and past pointing test. In retrospective and prospective study 42 patients have been tested with standing test and 50 patients with past pointing test. All patients suffered from unilateral neurolabyrinthitis that had started from one day to two years prior to examination. All patients had unilateral areflexion, or hyporeflexion on caloric test using 10°C water. Control group consisted of 32 healthy individuals for both tests. Results show that both tests correctly indicate side of the lesion but only during first week of illness. Moreover, even during that first week sensitivity of both tests was below 50 %, which means that more then half results from patients fall within normal findings. We conclude that vestibulospinal tests do not deserve prominent place in assessing patients with vestibular syndrom. Conclusions must be made according to findings obtained from much more precise vestibuloocular tests.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2003/0370-81790304143B.pdfvestibulospinal testsstanding testRomberg testpast pointing test |
| spellingShingle | Babić Borivoj B. Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo vestibulospinal tests standing test Romberg test past pointing test |
| title | Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| title_full | Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| title_fullStr | Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| title_short | Relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| title_sort | relevance of vestibulospinal tests after unilateral neurolabyrinthitis |
| topic | vestibulospinal tests standing test Romberg test past pointing test |
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