Background: A vestibulospinal test known as the Fukuda stepping test (FST) has been suggested to be a measure of asymmetrical labyrinthine function. However, an extensive review of the performance of this test to identify a peripheral vestibular lesion has not been reported.
We undert ook a study to assess wh eth er pati ents wh o had both spo ntaneous vertigo and heada che would respond to treatm ent f or endolyniphatic hyd rop s rather than treatment fo r mi graine. We also attemp ted to disco ver if there From Ear. Nose. and Throat Asso ciate s. P.c.. Fort Wayne. Ind. Reprint reques ts: Th omas E. Boismier. MPH. Director. The Balance Care Cen ter. Ear. Nose. and Throat Assoc iates. 10m 1 Dupont Circle Ct.. Fort Wayne. IN 468 25. Phone:
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