Some considerations on caloric test results.
The caloric test procedure as suggested by Fitzgerald & Hallpike is still widely used. With a carefully standardized procedure it is well suited to identify the affected side in patients with unilateral vestibular impairments. By repeated testing it is also possible to follow the course of a vestibular affection.
Bergenius
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Department of Audiology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Perols
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O
Löfqvist
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L
D002150:Caloric Tests; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth