Medial vestibulospinal tract lesions impair sacculo-collic reflexes

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 825-832

  Kim, Seonhye ^a   Lee, Hak Seung ^b   Kim, Ji Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infarction; Medulla; Saccule; Vertigo; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REFLEX; SACCULO COLLIC REFLEX; SACCULUS; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TEGMENTUM; TONGUE PARALYSIS; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; VESTIBULOSOPINAL TRACT; VESTIBULOSOPINAL TRACT LESION; VIBRATION; VISION TEST; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954458790     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5427-5     Document Type: Article

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