Modern vestibular function testing.
Current tests of vestibular function concentrate on the horizontal semicircular canal-ocular reflex because it is the easiest reflex to stimulate (calorically and rotationally) and record (using electro-oculography). Tests of the other vestibulo-ocular reflexes (vertical semicircular canal and otolith) and of the vestibulospinal reflexes have yet to be shown useful in the clinical setting. Digital video recording of eye movements and vestibular-evoked responses are promising new technologies that may affect clinical testing in the near future.
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D004584:Electronystagmography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests