Table 4 Results of office vestibular tests in elderly of the 500 older participants
From: Proposal for a screening protocol for falls among old subjects attending the audio-vestibular clinic
Office vestibular tests | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gaze evoked nystagmus | |
Present | 14 (2.8%) |
Absent | 486 (97.2%) |
Saccade test | |
Normal | 465 (93%) |
Abnormal | 35 (7%) |
Smooth pursuit test | |
Normal | 460 (92%) |
Abnormal | 40 (8%) |
Spontaneous nystagmus | |
Present | 13 (2.6%) |
Absent | 487 (97.4%) |
post head shake test | |
Normal | 475 (95%) |
Abnormal | 25 (5%) |
Head impulse test | |
Normal | 484 (96.8%) |
Abnormal | 16 (3.2%) |
Positioning test | |
Normal | 448 (89.6%) |
Abnormal | 52 (10.4) |
Positional test | |
Normal | 457 (91.4%) |
Abnormal | 34 (8.6%) |
Fukuda test | |
Negative | 424 (84.8%) |
Positive | 76 (15.2%) |
modified CTSIB | |
Negative | 414 (82.8%) |
Positive | 86 (17.2%) |
Romberg test | |
Negative | 485 (97%) |
Positive | 15 (3%) |