Clinical Testing of Head Impulse Paradigm and Suppression Head Impulse Paradigm Using a Diagnostic Headband: Combined Clinical Sign for Improved Performance

Conclusion: The HIMP and SHIMP combined test using the H/S headband has high specificity and low sensibility. This test association can identify healthy individuals among individuals typically misdiagnosed as ill by the conventional HIT or HIMP maneuver of the HIMP test, as originally described by Halmagyi and Curthoys. Therefore, we recommend using the headband assisted HIMP/SHIMP test, instead of exclusively relying on positive HIMP results.
Source: Otology and Neurotology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: MEDICAL NEUROTOLOGY Source Type: research