Clinical romberg testing does not detect vestibular disease

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 803-806

  Longridge, Neil S ^a,b   Mallinson, Arthur I ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Imbalance; Romberg testing; Tandem walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR TEST; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 77954385487     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e3deb2     Document Type: Article

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