Postural responses to low-intensity, short-duration, galvanic vestibular stimulation as a possible differential diagnostic procedure

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-116

  Rinalduzzi, S ^a   Cipriani, A M ^a   Capozza, M ^b   Accornero, N ^b  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galvanic vestibular stimulation; Peripheral vertigo; Polyneuropathy; Postural response; Vestibular system excitability

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LOW INTENSITY, SHORT DURATION GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL VERTIGO; POLARIZATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTURAL RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VELOCITY; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; ROC CURVE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650770633     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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