Abstract
Embyrologically the vestibular semicircular canals and their sensory cells develop and are completed at relatively early stage of the fetus compared with the auditory organ.
Myelination in the human brain starts around gestation month 4. The vestibulospinal tract and vestibular eye movement system belong to older strains in the order of phylogenesis, and both myelination and development start early. The role of the labyrinthine sense in controlling posture is classified into maintenance of muscle tone and the righting reflex in newborns and infants. Unilateral and bilateral destruction of the labyrinth changes muscle tone and the righting reflex.
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Kaga, K. (2014). The Basis of Vertigo and Balance Disorders in Children. In: Vertigo and Balance Disorders in Children. Modern Otology and Neurotology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54761-7_2
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