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. 2015 Aug;36(3):175–196. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1555120

Table 3. Summary of Age-Related Clinical Findings Adapted from Maes et al25 .

Clinical Measure Clinical Findings Literature
Rotational vestibular testing Reduced VOR gain for the low frequencies Wall et al83; Peturka et al79; Paige71; Furman and Redfern23
Reduced VOR for the high frequencies Li et al115
Reduced VOR gain to higher stimulus velocities Paige70; Baloh et al28
Increased VOR phase lead for low frequencies Li et al115; Paige et al71
Increased VOR phase lead for high frequencies Baloh et al28; Peterka et al79; Furman and Redfern23
VOR asymmetry None reported
Decreasing time constant Baloh et al28
Larger time constant asymmetry Stefansson and Imoto116; Dizio and Lackner117; Furman and Redfern23
Videonystagmography Decreasing max slow-phase velocity Stefansson and Imoto116
Increasing directional preponderance Stefansson and Imoto116
Increasing max slow-phase velocity to maximum age followed by a slight decline Bruner and Norris73 (60–70 y); Karlsen et al76 (60–70 y); Mulch and Petermann (50 y)51
No change reported Peterka et al79; Mallinson and Longridge80; Zapala et al118
Vestibular evoked myogenic potential Decreasing absolute amplitude Welgampola and Colebatch95; Ochi and Ohashi119; Su et al94; Zapala and Brey96; Basta et al120 121; Brantberg et al92; Lee et al93
Increasing threshold Welgampola and Colebatch95; Su et al94
Prolonged P1–N1 latencies Zapala and Brey96; Brantberg et al92; Lee et al93

Abbreviation: VOR, vestibular ocular reflex.