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ReviewJournal of neurophysiology2019

A review on screening tests for vestibular disorders.

Helen S Cohen

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of neurophysiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Association between vestibular dysfunction and osteoporosis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  4. Approaches to managing ototoxicity in the workplace.International journal of audiology · 2026
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  6. Proposal of a standardized testing protocol for BPPV: Using 3D simulations for insights into movement of otoliths during positional tests.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  11. Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Romberg Test for Assessing Adults With Vestibular Hypofunction.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2024
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  18. [The occurrence and evaluation methods of horizontal semicircular canal dysfunction in patients with common vestibular diseases].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helen S CohenBobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine , Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-1605-640X
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Epidemiologic research on screening for vestibular and balance disorders: supplement for people with Alzheimer's diseaseR01DC009031 · NIDCD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI COHEN, HELEN S · 2008 to 2019
$5.0M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although many studies have reported on tests of the vestibular system a valid and reliable, evidence-based screening battery for easy clinical use remains elusive. Many screening tests attempt to assess the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Therefore, head shaking, the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, the supine roll test, and head impulse tests are discussed. Other tests address the spatial orientation functions of the vestibular system, such as the Bucket Test and the Fukuda Stepping test. Still, other tests are based on the known correlates with balance skills, both static and dynamic, such as tandem walking and the modern variation of the Romberg test, the modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance. This review provides a critical overview of the literature on some of these tests and their value for clinical use and in epidemiological studies.

Indexed as

Eye MovementsGaitHumansNeurologic ExaminationOrientation, SpatialPostural BalanceReflex, Vestibulo-OcularVestibular Diseasesbalancediagnostic testingscreening

Identifiers

PMID30995137
PMCPMC6689777
OpenAlexW2939361847

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