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Vestibular compensation in cerebellar stroke patients
Background And Purpose:
There is little evidence about the site where compensatory vestibular mechanisms in patients with cerebellar strokes take place.
Methods:
To determine whether the location of a cerebellar lesion might be a crucial variable in vestibular compensation a sample of 22 patients with cerebellar stroke were tested for graviceptive function in the acute and chronic stage.
Results:
Our statistical anatomical lesion analysis indicated that mainly lesions of the cerebellar hemispheres (lobule V, VI, VIIa) hinder vestibular compensation and might lead to an overcompensation.
Conclusions:
Overcompensation-induced dysfunction can be explained by the absence of cerebellar inhibitory signals.
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