Value of vestibular function tests in the differential diagnosis of vertigo.
In patients with vertigo, with unilateral auditory problems, or for whom there is a suspicion of a posterior fossa lesion, vestibular testing is mandatory. After anamnesis, and clinical investigation, it should be decided what parts of the vestibulo-oculomotor and auditory test batteries are to be used. Apart from auditory brain stem responses, the most fruitful tests seem to be the broad-frequency rotatory tests, which are of considerably greater diagnostic value than the visual suppression test and the smooth pursuit test.
Odkvist
L M
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Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000379:methods