Long-lasting deviation of the subjective visual horizontal after complete unilateral vestibular deafferentation by subtotal resection of the temporal bone

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-371

  Ushio, Munetaka ^a,d   Murofushi, Toshihisa ^b   Iwasaki, Shinichi ^a   Takai, Yoshinari ^a   Sugasawa, Masashi ^c   Kaga, Kimitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Postal Services Agency Hospital   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ocular torsion; Otolith; Subjective visual horizontal; Temporal bone; Utricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBJECTIVE VISUAL HORIZONTAL; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TEMPORAL BONE; TIME FACTORS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247275256     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318030d70     Document Type: Article

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