title: Unterberger's stepping test in acoustic neuroma.
abstract: A prospective study of 100 patients with a unilateral, subsequently histologically proven, acoustic neuroma seen in the Department of Otoneurosurgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital between 1983 and 1988, demonstrated that Unterberger's Stepping test achieved a higher sensitivity (71 per cent) than the Romberg test (39 per cent). The discrepancy between tests is at a maximum for small acoustic neuromas, and therefore the Stepping test may help in the earlier detection of vestibular abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Harries
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Baguley
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009949:Orientation; D004856:Postural Balance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000379:methods*