TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Are smooth pursuit eye movements altered in chronic whiplash-associated disorders? A cross-sectional study
JO  - Clinical rehabilitation
A1  - Kongsted, A.
A1  - Jørgensen, LV
A1  - Bendix, T.
A1  - Korsholm, L.
A1  - Leboeuf-Yde, C.
SP  - 1038
EP  - 1049
VL  - 21
IS  - 11
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-2155
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215507075519
ID  - ref1
ER  -