Considerations on the mechanisms of alternating skew deviation in patients with cerebellar lesions

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 395-401

  Zee, David S ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebellum; OTR; skew; strabismus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0030456974     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1996-6601     Document Type: Review

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