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In the Romberg test, the standing patient is asked to close their eyes. An increased loss of balance is interpreted as a positive Romberg's test. The Romberg test is a test of the body's sense of positioning (proprioception), which requires healthy functioning of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. [1]
Romberg Test: used to determine proprioceptive contributions to upright balance. Subject remains in quiet standing while eyes are open. If this test is not difficult enough, there is a Sharpened Romberg's test. Subjects would have to have their arms crossed, feet together and eyes closed.
Two-point discrimination (for discriminative sense) Extinction; Romberg test – 2 out of the following 3 must be intact to maintain balance: i. vision ii. vestibulocochlear system iii. epicritic sensation "intact to sharp and dull throughout" Cerebellum: Cerebellar testing Dysmetria. Finger-to-nose test; Ankle-over-tibia test; Dysdiadochokinesis
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Cranio-Corpo-Graphy (CCG) is a medical investigation and measurement procedure developed in 1968 by German neurootologist Claus-Frenz Claussen.It documents and evaluates disorders of the equilibrium function measured by investigation procedures such as the Unterberger test, the LOLAVHESLIT test, the NEFERT test, the Romberg's test and the WOFEC test.
If however, the swaying is not corrected, or the patient opens the eyes or takes a step to regain balance, Romberg's test is positive. When doing this test, stand facing the patient with your arms outstretched and hands are at the level of the patient's shoulders to catch or stabilise him/her in case of a positive Romberg's test.
Moritz Heinrich Romberg (11 November 1795 – 16 June 1873) was a German physician and neurologist who published a classic multi-volume textbook between 1840 and 1846. [1] Considered a pioneer of neurology , he was the first to describe Romberg's sign , a medical sign of impaired proprioception in a patient.
Sensory ataxia is distinguished from cerebellar ataxia by the presence of near-normal coordination when the movement is visually observed by the patient, but marked worsening of coordination when the eyes are shut, indicating a positive Romberg's sign.