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Optokinetic Nistagmus and Visuo-vestibular Interaction in Whiplash Injuries

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The studies regarding cervical whiplash injury [12, 26, 28] showed that, in man, alterations can occur either in bands, muscles and neck vessels or — in very serious cases — in the CNS, cervical spine, brain stem, cerebellum, motor ocular system, as a consequence of the trauma [9, 15, 20, 36, 32], even without any bone lesions, which are seldom proved anyhow [22, 28]. These observations were confirmed by researches who showed the existence of various types of cerebral lesions (contusion, subdural hematoma and subarachnoidal or brain stem hemorrages) after cervical whiplash stress [30, 31].

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  1. Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Istituto di Audiologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Sforza 35, Milan, Italy

    A. Cesarani

  2. ENT, Otoneurological Service Scientific Institute S. Maria N.te, F.ne don Gnocchi, via Capecelatro 66, 20148, Milan, Italy

    D. Alpini

  3. Maître de Conférences, Université de Liège, Rue de Bruxelles 21, B-4800, Verviers, Belgium

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  4. Neurototologic and Equilibriometry Society (NES), Bad Kissingen, Germany

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  5. Institut de Posturologie, Av. de Corbera 4, Paris, France

    P. M. Gagey

  6. Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

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  7. Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, S-58185, Linköping, Sweden

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Salami, A., Medicina, M.C., Dellepiane, M. (1996). Optokinetic Nistagmus and Visuo-vestibular Interaction in Whiplash Injuries. In: Cesarani, A., et al. Whiplash Injuries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2293-5_13

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