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Head impulse test has corrective saccade

MedGen UID:
1054273
•Concept ID:
CN377065
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0430122

Definition

In a patient with nystagmus, The examiner briskly rotates the head of the patient while having the patient fixate on a target. A corrective saccade indicates the patient's eye will move in one direction and quickly return back to neutral position. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHead impulse test has corrective saccade

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Analyses of Head-Impulse Tests in Patients With Posterior Circulation Stroke and Vestibular Neuritis.
Kim SH, Lee SU, Cho BH, Cho KH, Yu S, Kim BJ, Kim JS
Neurology 2023 Jun 6;100(23):e2374-e2385. Epub 2023 Apr 19 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207299. PMID: 37076307Free PMC Article
Clinical use of child-friendly video head impulse test in dizzy children.
Ertugrul G
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103432. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103432. PMID: 35429844
How Good Are We in Evaluating a Bedside Head Impulse Test?
Korda A, Carey JP, Zamaro E, Caversaccio MD, Mantokoudis G
Ear Hear 2020 Nov/Dec;41(6):1747-1751. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000894. PMID: 33136647Free PMC Article
Quantitative Analysis of Saccade Gain in Video Head Impulse Testing.
Li Z, Wang H, Wang H, Yu D
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Oct;163(4):799-805. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1177/0194599820930669. PMID: 32513047
Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse test in Ménière disease.
Grigol TAAES, Lopes KC, Ganança FF
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Sep-Oct;86(5):534-544. Epub 2019 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.02.002. PMID: 30975590Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Analyses of Head-Impulse Tests in Patients With Posterior Circulation Stroke and Vestibular Neuritis.
Kim SH, Lee SU, Cho BH, Cho KH, Yu S, Kim BJ, Kim JS
Neurology 2023 Jun 6;100(23):e2374-e2385. Epub 2023 Apr 19 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207299. PMID: 37076307Free PMC Article
Clinical use of child-friendly video head impulse test in dizzy children.
Ertugrul G
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103432. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103432. PMID: 35429844
Relationship between spontaneous nystagmus and video Head Impulse Test findings among patients with chronic neurotologic conditions.
Maeda Y, Takao S, Abe-Fujisawa I, Kariya S, Ando M
J Clin Neurosci 2022 May;99:244-247. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.018. PMID: 35304316
Quantitative Analysis of Saccade Gain in Video Head Impulse Testing.
Li Z, Wang H, Wang H, Yu D
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Oct;163(4):799-805. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1177/0194599820930669. PMID: 32513047
Recent advances in head impulse test findings in central vestibular disorders.
Choi JY, Kim HJ, Kim JS
Neurology 2018 Mar 27;90(13):602-612. Epub 2018 Feb 28 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005206. PMID: 29490911

Therapy

Ethanol-Induced Vestibular Dysfunction as a Model for Bilateral Vestibular Syndrome: Similarities in Video Head Impulse Test and Video-Oculography Data.
Ojanperä OAI, Salonen JN, Haavisto L, Sarin J
J Int Adv Otol 2023 Oct;19(5):388-395. doi: 10.5152/iao.2023.231030. PMID: 37789625Free PMC Article
Determining vestibular hypofunction: start with the video-head impulse test.
van Esch BF, Nobel-Hoff GE, van Benthem PP, van der Zaag-Loonen HJ, Bruintjes TD
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Nov;273(11):3733-3739. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4055-9. PMID: 27113255
The effect of vestibulo-ocular reflex deficits and covert saccades on dynamic vision in opioid-induced vestibular dysfunction.
Ramaioli C, Colagiorgio P, Sağlam M, Heuser F, Schneider E, Ramat S, Lehnen N
PLoS One 2014;9(10):e110322. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110322. PMID: 25329150Free PMC Article
The video head impulse test: diagnostic accuracy in peripheral vestibulopathy.
MacDougall HG, Weber KP, McGarvie LA, Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS
Neurology 2009 Oct 6;73(14):1134-41. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181bacf85. PMID: 19805730Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Relationship between spontaneous nystagmus and video Head Impulse Test findings among patients with chronic neurotologic conditions.
Maeda Y, Takao S, Abe-Fujisawa I, Kariya S, Ando M
J Clin Neurosci 2022 May;99:244-247. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.018. PMID: 35304316
Importance of Video Head Impulse Test Parameters for Recovery of Symptoms in Acute Vestibular Neuritis.
Lee JY, Kim MB
Otol Neurotol 2020 Aug;41(7):964-971. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002669. PMID: 32658401
Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse test in Ménière disease.
Grigol TAAES, Lopes KC, Ganança FF
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Sep-Oct;86(5):534-544. Epub 2019 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.02.002. PMID: 30975590Free PMC Article
Comparison of Video Head Impulse Test in the Posterior Semicircular Canal Plane and Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential in Patients With Vestibular Neuritis.
Park JS, Kim CH, Kim MB
Otol Neurotol 2018 Apr;39(4):e263-e268. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001733. PMID: 29494469
Determining vestibular hypofunction: start with the video-head impulse test.
van Esch BF, Nobel-Hoff GE, van Benthem PP, van der Zaag-Loonen HJ, Bruintjes TD
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Nov;273(11):3733-3739. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4055-9. PMID: 27113255

Clinical prediction guides

Analyses of Head-Impulse Tests in Patients With Posterior Circulation Stroke and Vestibular Neuritis.
Kim SH, Lee SU, Cho BH, Cho KH, Yu S, Kim BJ, Kim JS
Neurology 2023 Jun 6;100(23):e2374-e2385. Epub 2023 Apr 19 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207299. PMID: 37076307Free PMC Article
Relationship between spontaneous nystagmus and video Head Impulse Test findings among patients with chronic neurotologic conditions.
Maeda Y, Takao S, Abe-Fujisawa I, Kariya S, Ando M
J Clin Neurosci 2022 May;99:244-247. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.018. PMID: 35304316
How Good Are We in Evaluating a Bedside Head Impulse Test?
Korda A, Carey JP, Zamaro E, Caversaccio MD, Mantokoudis G
Ear Hear 2020 Nov/Dec;41(6):1747-1751. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000894. PMID: 33136647Free PMC Article
Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse test in Ménière disease.
Grigol TAAES, Lopes KC, Ganança FF
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Sep-Oct;86(5):534-544. Epub 2019 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.02.002. PMID: 30975590Free PMC Article
Recent advances in head impulse test findings in central vestibular disorders.
Choi JY, Kim HJ, Kim JS
Neurology 2018 Mar 27;90(13):602-612. Epub 2018 Feb 28 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005206. PMID: 29490911

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