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16603921

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
When roll-tilted around the naso-occipital axis, humans exhibit compensatory torsional rotation of the eyes in the opposite direction owing to the torsional vestibulo-ocular reflex. In the static condition (sustained head roll), the utricles act as responsible sensors for 'static ocular counterroll'. Contributions of cervico-ocular reflexes remain unknown. To find an easy, clinically useful test of utricular function, we induced ocular counterroll in 10 healthy study participants (two men, mean age 27+/-2 years) under three stimulation conditions (active/passive head tilt and passive whole body tilt in roll plane), used three-dimensional video-oculography to measure it, and compared values. Active head-tilt-induced ocular counterroll varied most and was thus less reliable than passive head and body tilt-induced ocular counterroll. Utricular function can thus be tested simply by measuring passive head tilt with video-oculography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
611-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A clinical test of otolith function: static ocular counterroll with passive head tilt.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany. vzingler@med.uni-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't