Cranio-corpo-graphy. A neurootological screening test.
Cranio-corpo-graphy affords a photographic representation of the patient's "radar-like" movement patterns as he performs the standing (Unterberger, Fukuda) and stepping (Romberg) tests. Of the various parameters used for analysis, a wide angular deviation, i.e., where the patient deflects more than circa 60 degrees away from the sagittal axis, is taken to signify a peripheral dysfunction, usually involving the side of deviation. In addition, broad lateral sway values and standing tests sways suggest a central pathology. In this study, three data banks were created. One consisting of 500 patients tested in our department over the last ten years, all showing a normal cranio-corpo-graphic pattern; the second made up of 500 patients showing a clear peripheral pattern, i.e., abnormal angular deviation with normal sway values and the third (650 patients) with a typical central disturbance, i.e. a broad lateral sway. These groups were then submitted to a detailed statistical analysis.
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Dept of Neurootology, University of Würzburg, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000379:methods*