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Estimulación calórica - Results

Nombres alternativos

Prueba calórica; Prueba calórica con agua fría; Prueba calórica con agua tibia

Valores normales:

Los movimientos rápidos de los ojos de un lado a otro deben ocurrir cuando se instila agua tibia o fría en el oído y deben ser similares en ambos lados.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales quieren decir que puede haber un daño del nervio en el oído interno. Si no se presentan los movimientos rápidos de los ojos de un lado para otro, incluso después de instilar agua helada, puede haber daño al nervio, a los sensores del equilibrio del oído interno o al cerebro.

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

  • Ateroesclerosis del suministro sanguíneo del oído.
  • Trastornos vasculares con sangrado (hemorragia).
  • Coágulos sanguíneos.
  • Daño al cerebro o al tronco del encéfalo.
  • Colesteatoma.
  • Trastornos congénitos (presentes al nacer).
  • Daño a los nervios del oído debido a ciertos antibióticos, medicamentos antipalúdicos, diuréticos y salicilatos.
  • Tumores del oído.
  • Intoxicación.
  • Rubéola que causa daño al nervio acústico.
  • Traumatismos.

El examen también se puede realizar para diagnosticar o descartar:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/5/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Joseph V. Campellone, MD, Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Kerber KA, Baloh RW. Dizziness, vertigo, and hearing loss. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier; 2008:chap 18.

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