VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX SUPPRESSION FOLLOWING HEMISPHERIC STROKE

This study examined vestibular function following hemispheric ischemic strokes, by testing the suppression of the vestibule-ocular reflex (V OR). Fifteen patients with cortical or subcortical infarcts several mo nths after a unilateral hemispheric stroke were compared with control subjects. The results indicated impairment of VOR suppression in patie nts with cortical infarcts. It is suggested that cortical infarcts may induce a mild and symmetrical impairment of vestibular activity which may be responsible for mild and transient imbalance in patients who u ndergo stroke.