Vestibular neuronitis evaluated by the combined galvanic test

Forty-two patients with unilateral vestibular neuronitis were examined by the combined galvanic test (CGT), consisting of the galvanic eye movement test (GEMT) and the galvanic body sway test (GBST). Results of the CGT were evaluated with respect to the time period from the onset of vestibular neuronitis. A favorable recovery was observed earlier with the GBST than the GEMT. We believe that this discrepancy may be due to the difference in compensation between the vestibulo-ocular reflex and the vestibulo-spinal reflex.