Visual Suppression is Impaired in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 but Preserved in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Subjects and Methods
gaze-evoked nystagmus | eye-tracking test | optokinetic nystagmus | optokinetic post-nystagmus | |||||
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light room, eyes open | dark, eyes open | eyes closed | ||||||
mid position | right 30 degree | left 30 degree | mid position | mid position | ||||
case 1 | downward | (−) | (−) | saccadic | normal | normal | ||
control1 | (−) | (−) | (−) | normal | normal | normal |
3. Results
4. Discussion
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Kishi, M.; Sakakibara, R.; Yoshida, T.; Yamamoto, M.; Suzuki, M.; Kataoka, M.; Tsuyusaki, Y.; Tateno, A.; Tateno, F. Visual Suppression is Impaired in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 but Preserved in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Diagnostics 2012, 2, 52-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics2040052
Kishi M, Sakakibara R, Yoshida T, Yamamoto M, Suzuki M, Kataoka M, Tsuyusaki Y, Tateno A, Tateno F. Visual Suppression is Impaired in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 but Preserved in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Diagnostics. 2012; 2(4):52-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics2040052
Chicago/Turabian StyleKishi, Masahiko, Ryuji Sakakibara, Tomoe Yoshida, Masahiko Yamamoto, Mitsuya Suzuki, Manabu Kataoka, Yohei Tsuyusaki, Akihiko Tateno, and Fuyuki Tateno. 2012. "Visual Suppression is Impaired in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 but Preserved in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo" Diagnostics 2, no. 4: 52-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics2040052