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[The value of the Halmayi-Curthoysa test in neurological diagnostic procedures]
Henryk Kaźmierczak1, Katarzyna Pawlak-Osińska, Wojciech Kaźmierczak
1Katedry i Kliniki Otolaryngologii Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika.
The Aim Of The Study:
The goal of the study was to state the usefulness of the Halmagyi-Curthoys' test in the patients with unilateral vestibular weakness. The influence of the heaviness of the canal paresis, spontaneous nystagmus and compensation on the test results was observed.
Material And Methods:
The investigation was performed in 68 patients with unilateral vestibular weakness of the various origin. Halmagyi-Curthoys' test was done using passive way.
Results:
In healthy subjects the test results were negative. In patients: 47% demonstrated positive test, 44,1% negative proof, in 8,9% test was difficult to estimate.
Conclusions:
The obtained results pointed out that Halmagyi-Curthoys test is useful as orientation, preliminary examination, generally in cases with deep canal paresis (according to Dix- Hallpike's classification).
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