THE CHANGE IN VESTIBULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

To study the changes in vestibular function in Parkinson's disease patients, and its significance, eletronystagmography (ENG) was used to examine 54 patients with Parkinson's disease, and also 20 hea thy elderly subjects. The results of vestibular function tests including sensory organization test, nystagmus test, cold caloric test and positional test of these two groups were recorded for statisticed analysis. It was found that the rate of vestibular dysfunction in Parkinson's disease patients were 81 4%, and that of the controls 30%. There was significant difference between the two groups ( P