The use of a neck brace does not influence visual vertical perception

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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Main Authors: Martha Funabashi, Natya N.L. Silva, Luciana M. Watanabe, Taiza E.G Santos-Pontelli, José Fernando Colafêmina, Antonio A.O. Carneiro, Osvaldo M. Takayanagui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
percepção visual
propriocepção
sáculo
utrículo
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400019&lng=en&tlng=en

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