title: [Alcohol and balance disorders (author's transl)].
abstract: The optokinetic, horizontal, per- and postrotatoric nystagmus was recorded before the consumption of alcoholic beverages by 20 young test persons as well as 2, 4, and 6 h later. The results showed that the most evident alterations cannot be recorded during the highest blood alcohol concentration but only 6 h after the consumption of alcohol. It was evaluated that the decomposition products of alcohol provoked the vestibular disorders.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors; D014717:Vertigo / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Aklohol und Gleichgewichtsstörungen.