Disorders of gaze related to vertigo: physiological mechanisms of vestibuloocular and optokinetic reflex

Vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflex are evoked by changes in head position or movement of the visual field, the result is a nystagmus, defined by a slow phase and subsequently a rapid phase. The objective of this work is to explain the physiological mechanism involved in these reflexes. The path...

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Autores: Saborío Morales, Lachiner, Monge Rodríguez, Silvia Leticia, Ramírez Rojas, Ana Carolina, Tencio Araya, José Alfredo, Brenes García, Oscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24831
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/24831
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:vestibulo-ocular reflex
optokinetic reflex
nystagmus
eye movements
reflejo vestibulo-ocular
reflejo optocinético
nistagmo
movimientos oculares
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Sumario:Vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflex are evoked by changes in head position or movement of the visual field, the result is a nystagmus, defined by a slow phase and subsequently a rapid phase. The objective of this work is to explain the physiological mechanism involved in these reflexes. The pathways explaining the generation of these responses include a complex integration system of the motor vestibular system, ocular system, many nucleus in the brainstem, cerebellum, somatosensory cortex and motor cortex. While integration is different for each reflex, both share some estructures related with ocular movements.