title: Vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression following hemispheric stroke.
abstract: This study examined vestibular function following hemispheric ischemic strokes, by testing the suppression of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). Fifteen patients with cortical or subcortical infarcts several months after a unilateral hemispheric stroke were compared with control subjects. The results indicated impairment of VOR suppression in patients with cortical infarcts. It is suggested that cortical infarcts may induce a mild and symmetrical impairment of vestibular activity which may be responsible for mild and transient imbalance in patients who undergo stroke.
authors.affiliation: Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solzi
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Korczyn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular