Unterberger's stepping test in acoustic neuroma.
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.
Moffat
D A
DA
Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Harries
M L
ML
Baguley
D M
DM
Hardy
D G
DG
D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009949:Orientation; D004856:Postural Balance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000379:methods*