Interpretation of electronystagmographic results

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This preliminary communication presents 1,101 electronystagmographic results and correlates them with the final diagnosis. The aim of the study is to investigate the contribution made by electronystagmography to the final diagnosis.The diagnostic conclusions were classified into four groups. Within the “Central” group were included all diseases of the central nervous system, acute, chronic or congenital, and also concussion and skull fractures. In the “Peripheral” group, only peripheral vestibular diseases were included. Patients who complained of dizziness and were diagnosed on a purely clinical basis, while all other examinations were within normal limits, were classified in the “Diagnosis Deferred” group. The “Normal” group included only patients free of true vertigo with their physical examination, hearing test and mastoid X‐ray, that were considered within normal limits.Bithermal caloric irrigation was used for stimulation, and the speed of the slow component at culmination was the representative of the intensity of the nystagmic response.

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