The Effect of Visual Input on Post-Rotatory Nystagmus in Normal Children
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 77 (6), 418-425
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016487409124644
Abstract
The duration, total number of beats, and frequency of post-rotatory nystagmus were measured in normal young children under different conditions of visual input. After rotation in darkness, the effects of fixation without light, fixation in light, and light without fixation on the nystagmus evoked by an abrupt braking deceleration were studied. The post-rotatory nystagmus duration and the total number of beats were significantly reduced both by fixation without light and by light without fixation. The findings were discussed in relation to mechanisms by which vestibular nystagmus may be suppressed.Keywords
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