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MILES ATKINSON, M.D., F.R.C.S. (ENG.)

Arch Otolaryngol. 1939;30(6):916-921.

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Information regarding the functional activity of the eighth cranial nerve and its end organs is often required both for otologic and for neurologic diagnosis. In the case of the cochlear division this information is easily obtained, since the application of tuning fork tests is simple and their significance is generally known. Moreover, by means of the audiometer a graphic record can be obtained which is always available for comparison and which can be universally read and appreciated. With the vestibular division the case is very different. While all otologists are familiar with the principles of the Bárány tests of vestibular function, there is a remarkable lack of unanimity as to their value and the precise method of their application. Some rely chiefly on the turning test; others, on the cold caloric. In the performance of the latter, there are almost as many variations as there are testers. Out of such . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Department of Otolaryngology, New York Hospital and Cornell University Medical School.

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