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III. Alterations in the Stepping Test Following Galvanic Stimulation

ERIK PEITERSEN, MD; KAJ ZILSTORFF-PEDERSEN, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(6):586-591.

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As early as 1803 Ritter¹⁵ and Augustin,¹ independently of each other, published their studies on the use of galvanic current in a number of widely different diseases. Both mentioned the vertigo induced when the current was conveyed through the head. In their opinion, it was due to an action upon the brain. According to Augustin,¹ Volta, in 1792, was the first to report vertigo caused by electric current. In 1820 Purkinje¹² published his studies on vertigo after a galvanic current had been conveyed through the labyrinth. For the purpose of his studies he had designed a primitive galvanic apparatus consisting of a zinc and a copper pole to place on the ears.

Despite this early demonstration of the possibility of galvanic action upon the labyrinth, these findings have not by any means been utilized as much as the thermic and rotatory tests in studying vestibular function. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

From the University ENT Clinic, Rigshospitalet.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Dec 4, 1962.

Aided by a grant from the Danish Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Science.

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