Craneocorpography test review

Authors

Dr. med. Jorge Said Martinez (Mexico D.F., Mexico)
Dr.med. Alfonso Izita (Mexico D.F., Mexico)

Proceedings

XXXIII Congress of the NES - Bad Kissingen - Germany

Topics

Neurootology
Propioceptive
Diseases
Neurootology
Neurootology
Propioceptive
Neurootology
Propioceptive
Propioceptive tests

Keywords

Craniocorpography, Craniocorpography stepping test, Vertigo.

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Abstract

Many authors have reported different useful studies on the evaluation of the nystagmus which may be spontaneous and induced, any of these authors have been devoted to the study of vestibulo-spinal reflexes.1,2 The diagnosis of patients in modern neuro-otological centres has to include not only the history and examination, but also objective and quantitative tests. 3,4,5
In this study should be pointed out the importance of a short but significant vestibulospinal equilibrium test, which is recorded by Claussen Craniocorpography (CCG). The stepping test was first described by Unterberger, Fukuda, Peiterson and Zilstorff-Pederse in 1963. In 1978, Claussen described the photographic technique for recording the stepping test, which was called CCG.6,7,8,9
The vestibular functions can be tested involving two major systems:
-Vestibulo-spinal = CCG
-Vestibular-ocular= Nystagmus (ENG)