Vestibulo-ocular reflex dynamics with head-impulses discriminates spinocerebellar ataxias types 1, 2 and 3 and Friedreich ataxia

Luis, L., Costa, J., Muñoz, E., de Carvalho, M., Carmona, S., Schneider, E., Gordon, C.R., Valls-Solé, J.; Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 327-334, 2016, DOI: 10.3233/VES-160579

Although the diagnosis of inherited ataxias is ultimately genetic, this usually means an extensive and expensive process. This justifies the search for distinct clinical signs that may potentially help orient molecular diagnosis. A correlation between VOR and SARA raises the possibility of using VOR gain as a neurophysiologic biomarker for disease severity.