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.
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.
Authors: Britta Kristina Ischebeck; Jurryt de Vries; Jos N Van der Geest; Malou Janssen; Jan Paul Van Wingerden; Gert Jan Kleinrensink; Maarten A Frens Journal: BMC Musculoskelet Disord Date: 2016-10-21 Impact factor: 2.362
Authors: Anita R Gross; Faith Kaplan; Stacey Huang; Mahweesh Khan; P Lina Santaguida; Lisa C Carlesso; Joy C Macdermid; David M Walton; Justin Kenardy; Anne Söderlund; Arianne Verhagen; Jan Hartvigsen Journal: Open Orthop J Date: 2013-09-20