Effect of tongue stimulation on nystagmus eye movements in blind patients

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 761-765

  Nau, Amy ^a   Hertle, Richard W ^a,b   Yang, Dongsheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye movement; Nystagmus; Ocular motor; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; TONGUE;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84866386792     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-012-0392-7     Document Type: Article

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