Dix M R
Br Med J. 1969 Aug 9;3(5666):317-23. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5666.317.
The many vestibular tests now available provide the means of accurate localization of lesions at all levels of the vestibular pathways. The value of the test procedures described has been well established in the examination of very many patients over the past twenty years, and though other forms of tests are available only those have been included which have proved to give consistently useful information.Most of these tests can be undertaken by the clinician without the use of any costly equipment, and together with a careful history and examination the diagnosis can in most cases be arrived at. Recognition of the highly important role of optic fixation and ocular deviations on vestibular nystagmus, together with recent facilities to demonstrate this electronystagmographically, may provide additional valuable and more precise information.
现有的多种前庭测试为精确确定前庭通路各水平病变的位置提供了方法。在过去二十年里，所述测试程序在众多患者的检查中已得到充分证实，尽管还有其他形式的测试，但仅纳入了那些已被证明能持续提供有用信息的测试。这些测试大多可由临床医生在不使用任何昂贵设备的情况下进行，并且结合详细的病史和检查，大多数情况下都能做出诊断。认识到视觉注视和眼位偏差在前庭性眼球震颤中的极其重要作用，以及近期通过眼震电图来显示这一情况的设备，可能会提供额外的有价值且更精确的信息。
