Head shaking nystagmus: A sensitive indicator of vestibular dysfunction

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 549-552

  Tseng, H Z ^a   Chao, W Y ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Canal paresis; Head shaking nystagmus; Vestibular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CALORIC VESTIBULAR TEST; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SITTING; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NYSTAGMUS; VESTIBULAR TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0031412983     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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