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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Vertigo, Masseter Paresis or Masseter Reflex Abnormality, and Impaired Caloric Response

H. C. Hopf

subject

Vestibular systemmedicine.medical_specialtybiologybusiness.industryMultiple sclerosisAnatomyAudiologybiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseLesionLateral vestibular nucleusmedicine.anatomical_structureVestibular nucleiVertigootorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicinesense organsmedicine.symptombusinessJaw jerk reflexParesis

description

Symptoms and signs of acute peripheral-type vestibular abnormalities occasionally occur in patients with multiple sclerosis and brain-stem ischemia. Such patients may show reduced excitability of the lateral semicircular canal. From this observation, the question arises as to the location of the causative lesion.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78172-8_11