title: [The role of the central component in vestibular damage in subjects with dependence on certain chemical substances].
abstract: The results are reported of studies for the assessment of the efficiency of vestibular organ in 113 drug-dependent individuals at the time of abstinence, and in 50 healthy controls. In 82.3% of drug-dependent persons vestibular damage was found, with the character of the observed abnormalities suggesting their central origin in 3/4 cases.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Otolaryngologii AM, Lodzi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurnatowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D012438:Saccades; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Rola komponentu ośrodkowego w uszkodzeniach narzadu przedsionkowego u osób uzaleznionych od niektórych substancji chemicznych.