Normal head impulse test differentiates acute cerebellar strokes from vestibular neuritis.

DE, Newman-Toker; JC, Kattah; JE, Alvernia; DZ, Wang

doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000314685.01433.0d

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Normal head impulse test differentiates acute cerebellar strokes from vestibular neuritis.

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Authors:

Newman-Toker DE

Kattah JC

Alvernia JE

Abstract

Objective To test the diagnostic accuracy of the horizontal head impulse test (h-HIT) of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) function in distinguishing acute peripheral vestibulopathy (APV) from stroke. Most patients with acute vertigo, nausea/vomiting, and unsteady gait have benign APV (vestibular neurit...

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