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ArticleIranian journal of otorhinolaryngology2016

Ocular Motor Function in Patients with Bilateral Vestibular Weakness.

Seyyed Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Sadegh Jafarzadeh, Majid Haddadi Aval, Reza Hosseinabadi

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Article in Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Seyyed Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh HashemiDepartment of ENT, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sadegh JafarzadehDepartment of Audiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Majid Haddadi AvalDepartment of Audiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Reza HosseinabadiDepartment of Audiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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introductionPatients with bilateral weakness (BW) have many difficulties in gaze stability that interfere with their normal function. The aim of this study was to evaluate ocular motor functions in patients with BW to better understand the problem of gaze instability in these patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatients were referred from the Otolaryngology Department for Vestibular Assessment to our clinic between November 2014 and March 2015. We assessed ocular motor function (gaze, saccade, and smooth pursuit) in patients over the age of 18 years with BW, as verified by a caloric test.

resultsSeventy-eight patients completed all the tests. The mean age of patients was 51.9 (±15.9) years, and 47 (60%) were female. Abnormal results were found in five (6.4%), 32 (41%), and seven (9%) patients with respect to gaze, smooth pursuit, and saccade, respectively. There were positive but relatively weak relationships between age and ocular motor results.

conclusionPatients with BW suffer from dizziness and unsteadiness. These patients have abnormal function in ocular motor (especially smooth pursuit) tests. The ocular motor dysfunction is responsible for gaze instability in static positions such as standing.

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Gaze stabilityOcular motorVertigo.

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PMCPMC4930839

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