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Gravity perception in cerebellar patients

Description : Patients with midline cerebellar atrophy typically suffer from impaired postural balance. We asked whether this deficit is, in part, caused by a deficient perception of body position relative to gravity, and therefore measured the subjective visual vertical (SVV) in patients with degeneration predom...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Center for Integrative Human Physiology , Neuroscience Center Zurich , Clinic for Neurology , 570 Life sciences; biology , 610 Medicine & health
Publisher(s) : Elsevier
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Source(s) : Tarnutzer, A A; Marti, S; Straumann, D (2008). Gravity perception in cerebellar patients. Progress in Brain Research, 171:369-372.
Publication Date(s) : 2008-01-01