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bilateral caloric weakness

Posted By: MTLifer on 2009-02-05
In Reply to: Help with an ENG finding - marel

Subject: bilateral caloric weakness

The caloric test is a part of the ENG. It reflects an attempt to discover the degree to which the vestibular system is responsive and also how symmetric the responses are, between left and right. It is a test of the lateral semicircular canals alone -- it does not assess vertical canal function or otolithic function. While not as good as we would like, the caloric test is the best that we have.


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    This test should be abnormal in patients with bilateral vestibular weakness ... Eye movements – When testing cranial nerve function, the examiner should evaluate ... Patients with vestibular weakness will rotate to the side of the weak ... Electronystagmography (ENG) – ENG is the most widely used vestibular tests ...
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