Acute Alcohol Ataxia in Relation to Vestibular Function
Auteur : Alfred R. Fregly, Ashton Graybiel
Date de publication : 1966
Éditeur : U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, U.S. Naval Aviation Medical Center
Nombre de pages : 13
Résumé du livre
Determination of alcohol effects on postural equilibrium of bilateral labyrinthine defective individuals was made to aid in the elucidation of the functional role of the vestibular organ in man. Generally, severity and duration of the intoxicating effects were found to be less than that observed in a previous study on vestibular-intact individuals. The superimposition of an 'acute alcohol ataxia' on vestibular-impaired individuals appears to depend upon the degree to which nonvestibular functions can be made to compensate for the initial characteristic vestibular ataxia. (Author).