Computerized analysis of established craniocorpography
Flavio Serafini1, Heloisa Helena Caovilla, Mauricio Malavasi Ganança
1Division of Neurootology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil. silviaeflavio@uol.com.br
Abstract:
This study reports 21 patients who suffered from vertigo and underwent a complete otorhinolaryngological evaluation and otoneurological tests to establish a peripheral labyrinthine disorder. All patients were given the Unterberger stepping test in a motion analysis laboratory. Their results were compared to those of a population of 21 normal individuals who were analyzed in the same motion laboratory. A precise description of sway, angular deviation, and test duration was obtained from the VICON motion analysis program. As expected, angular deviation was statistically greater in the group with vestibular disorders.
