[Study of the vestibulospinal reflex. Clinical applications of posturography]

The vestibulo-spinal reflex is of great importance in maintaining balance--hence the interest in evaluating it objectively in patients suffering from vertigo. A review is made of the objective exploratory methods currently available, i.e., static posturography, stimulation posturography, dynamic posturography and craneocorpography. The clinical applications of posturographyare discussed, fundamentally as applied to the diagnosis of central vestibular pathology, treatment planning and evolutive monitoriacion of the patient with vertigo.