Title :
Vestibular function tests battery: a proposal for standardization
Author :
Lessard, Charles S. ; Wong, Wing C. ; Kutyna, Frank A. ; Von Gierke, Henning
Author_Institution :
I.E. Dept., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Several well-known clinical vestibular function test batteries are compared. Procedural differences among five groups in performing elements of the vestibular function test battery are identified. A standard vestibular function test battery is proposed, consisting of the following tests performed in the given order: (1) calibration test, (2) midposition gaze test, (3) lateral gaze test, (4) sinusoidal pursuit test, (5) rapid positioning test, (6) positional test, and (7) caloric test. In addition to changes in test procedures and a specified testing order, the proposal includes modifications of nomenclature and standardization of measuring parameters and quantities
Keywords :
mechanoception; patient diagnosis; calibration test; caloric test; lateral gaze test; midposition gaze test; nomenclature; positional test; procedural differences; rapid positioning test; sinusoidal pursuit test; test batteries standardisation; Batteries; Data processing; Laboratories; Medical tests; Performance evaluation; Proposals; Space missions; Space shuttles; Standardization; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95913
