Vestibular Ataxia

Authors
Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Acute vestibular lesions cause instability and a tendency for the patient to veer or even fall to the side of the lesion.

Clinical Presentation

The base of support is widened and performance is markedly degraded by the Romberg maneuver or when the patient is asked to walk with eyes closed.

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as: