@article{ref1,
title="Are smooth pursuit eye movements altered in chronic whiplash-associated disorders? A cross-sectional study",
journal="Clinical rehabilitation",
year="2007",
author="Kongsted, A. and Jørgensen, LV and Bendix, T. and Korsholm, L. and Leboeuf-Yde, C.",
volume="21",
number="11",
pages="1038-1049",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether smooth pursuit eye movements differed between patients with long-lasting whiplash-associated disorders and controls when using a purely computerized method for the eye movement analysis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study comparing patients with whiplash-associated disorders and controls who had not been exposed to head or neck trauma and had no notable neck complaints. METHODS: Smooth pursuit eye movements were registered while the subjects were seated with and without rotated cervical spine. SUBJECTS: Thirty-four patients with whiplash-associated disorders with symptoms more than six months after a car collision and 60 controls. RESULTS: Smooth pursuit eye movements were almost identical in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders and controls, both when the neck was rotated and in the neutral position. CONCLUSION: Disturbed smooth pursuit eye movements do not appear to be a distinct feature in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders. This is in contrast to results of previous studies and may be due to the fact that analyses were performed in a computerized and objective manner. Other possible reasons for the discrepancy to previous studies are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-2155",
doi="10.1177/0269215507075519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215507075519"
}