The Reliance on Vestibular Information During Standing Balance Control Decreases With Severity of Vestibular Dysfunction.

ABSTRACT: The vestibular system is involved in gaze stabilization and standing balance control. However, it is unclear whether vestibular dysfunction affects both processes to a similar extent. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine how the reliance on vestibular information during standing balance control is related to gaze stabilization deficits in patients with vestibular dysfunction. Eleven patients with vestibular dysfunction and twelve healthy subjects were included. Gaze stabilization deficits were established by spontaneous nystagmus examination, caloric test, rotational chair test, and head impulse test. Standing balance control was assessed by measuring the body sway (BS) responses to continuous support surface rotations of 0.5° and 1.0° peak-to-peak while subjects had the

SUBMITTER: van Kordelaar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994722 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature