Test-retest reliability of vestibular autorotation testing in healthy subjects. 1997

J P Guyot, and G Psillas
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.

Vestibulo-ocular reflex rotational chair testing in the high-frequency range is seldom performed because it requires specialized and powerful systems. But today a new method of sweep-frequency vestibulo-ocular reflex testing, the Vestibular Autorotation Test system (Western Systems Research, Inc., Pasadena, Calif.), based on active head movements increasing from 2 to 6 Hz, is available on the market. The goal of this study was to evaluate the test-retest variability of this test in healthy subjects. Twelve young adults (22 to 42 years old) without any history of auditory or vestibular dysfunction were included in the study. Subjects underwent five tests under standardized conditions with a 1-week interval. Each test consisted of three measurements of the gain and phase of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in the horizontal and vertical planes. Statistical analysis shows that the test-retest reliability of the Vestibular Autorotation Test is poor. Therefore this method cannot be used routinely to evaluate precise vestibulo-ocular reflex anomalies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012027 Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular A reflex wherein impulses are conveyed from the cupulas of the SEMICIRCULAR CANALS and from the OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE of the SACCULE AND UTRICLE via the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM and the median longitudinal fasciculus to the OCULOMOTOR NERVE nuclei. It functions to maintain a stable retinal image during head rotation by generating appropriate compensatory EYE MOVEMENTS. Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex,Reflex, Vestibuloocular,Reflexes, Vestibo-Ocular,Reflexes, Vestibuloocular,Reflex, Vestibulo Ocular,Reflexes, Vestibo Ocular,Vestibo-Ocular Reflexes,Vestibulo Ocular Reflex,Vestibuloocular Reflex,Vestibuloocular Reflexes
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014724 Vestibular Function Tests A number of tests used to determine if the brain or balance portion of the inner ear are causing dizziness. Function Test, Vestibular,Function Tests, Vestibular,Test, Vestibular Function,Tests, Vestibular Function,Vestibular Function Test
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face
D019416 Head Movements Voluntary or involuntary motion of head that may be relative to or independent of body; includes animals and humans. Head Movement,Movement, Head,Movements, Head

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