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Quick Guide to VNG Interpretation
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1. The purpose of VNG testing is
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2. What is the role of the brain in the balance system?
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3. Which of the saccade abnormalities is sometimes recorded from normal individuals?
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4. What is the difference between spontaneous nystagmus and positional nystagmus?
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5. If a patient has unilaterally defective tracking, what would you expect to find in the OPK responses?
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6. A unilateral weakness finding from the bithermal caloric testing indicates
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7. The best test in the VNG battery for assessing the proprioceptors is
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8. Abnormal results in the Dix Hallpike
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9. Why has Gain Asymmetry taken the place of Directional Preponderance in many clinics?
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10. What should you do if you find a bilateral weakness in response to bithermal caloric stimulation?
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