[Neurootological diagnostic in children by means of cranio-corpo-graphy (author's transl)].

Among the different tests of the neurootological test battery, especially Cranio-Corpo-Graphy, is very useful for objectively investigating children. This method can be performed together with the Unterberger's stepping procedure. Then the blind-folded patient has to make 80-100 steps on the spot. This procedure should be completed within 1 min. For the fotographic recordings lights are installed in a helmet which is placed on the head and are also attached to both shoulders. The Polaroid-film is exposed during the whole duration of the test. Thus the body and head movements can be recorded as light tracings. For evaluating the tracings quantitatively it is necessary to superimpose in a second exposure a coordinate system. We usually take a polar coordinate system which is been produced in the hite of the head of the patient. Typical reactional patterns are used for differentiating peripheral from central or combined peripheral and central vestibular spinal lesions. Especially the Unterberger's stepping procedure is apt to be applied on the children's gaming behaviour. In cases of congenital or early children's torticollis, the amount of angular deflection of the head can be measured by means of Cranio-Corpo-Graphy.