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Testing the Human Vestibulo-ocular Reflex in the Clinic: Video Head Impulses and Ocular VEMPs

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The video head impulse test (vHIT) and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential are two techniques developed in recent times that enable non-invasive interrogation of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex in a clinical setting. In this chapter, we examine their testing technique, analysis and application in acute and episodic vestibular syndromes and chronic imbalance.

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  1. Central Clinical School, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Benjamin Nham, Leigh A. McGarvie & Miriam S. Welgampola

  2. Audiology Department, Whangarei Hospital, Whangarei, New Zealand

    Rachael L. Taylor

  3. New Zealand Dizziness and Balance Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

    Rachael L. Taylor

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Nham, B., McGarvie, L.A., Taylor, R.L., Welgampola, M.S. (2019). Testing the Human Vestibulo-ocular Reflex in the Clinic: Video Head Impulses and Ocular VEMPs. In: Shaikh, A., Ghasia, F. (eds) Advances in Translational Neuroscience of Eye Movement Disorders. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31407-1_18

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