The use of a neck brace does not influence visual vertical perception
Subjective visual vertical (SVV) evaluates the individual's capacity to determine the vertical orientation. Using a neck brace (NB) allow volunteers' heads fixation to reduce cephalic tilt during the exam, preventing compensatory ocular torsion and erroneous influence on SVV result. OBJECT...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2011-06-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400019&lng=en&tlng=en |