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Mechanism behind VHit…
A
VOR Vestibular Ocular Reflex
Acts to stabilise gaze during head movements.
Vhit measure saccades used by the eyes to keep focus on the fixed object.
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What is a normal test result?
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Considered to be a gain reading of 1.
less than 0.8 indicates vestibular weakness.
3
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Clinical applications of Vhit are…
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To differentiate peripheral from central causes of nystagmus.
Patriculalry used in vestibular neuritis
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