Vestibulo-ocular Physiology Underlying Vestibular Hypofunction

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-385

  Schubert, Michael C ^a   Minor, Lloyd B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Clinical vestibular testing; Physiology; Vestibular rehabilitation; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY POSTURE; DIZZINESS; EYE MOVEMENT; GAIT; GRAVITY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; INNER EAR; LABORATORY TEST; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFLEX; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR TEST; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 1642529601     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.4.373     Document Type: Review

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