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visio-vestibular examination (VVE)
Indications:
- diagnosis of concussion in young persons (children, adolecents)
Procedure:
- series of testing vision &vestibular function (including balance)
- smooth pursuits
- symptom provocation while eyes track a moving object in a single plane
- saccadic eye movements
- symptom provocation while eyes jump rapidly between two fixed objects
- gaze stability, angular vestibulo-ocular reflex
- symptom provocation with eyes fixed & head moving up & down or side to side
- near point-of-convergence & monocular accommodation
- how close an object can get before becoming double or blurry
- balance
- tandem gait, walking forward & backward in tandem, with eyes open & closed
General
physical examination technique
References
- Corwin DJ, Stokowski LA.
The New 5-Minute Concussion Test.
Medscape - Aug 11, 2021
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956193