Re: Romberg sign... What if I pass?

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THANKS FOR THE POSTING.

DON'T RECALL NEURO DOING THIS TEST ON ME YET.

DID HAVE 'SOBRIETY TEST' AT MAYO. DIDN'T PASS IT - EVEN WITH EYES

OPEN.

HAD WONDERED WHAT IT MEANT WHEN I SOMETIMES NOW SEEM TO BE ABLE TO

PASS IT WITH EYES OPEN, BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PASS IT WITH EYES

CLOSED. PERHAPS THIS EXPLAINS IT - OR HELPS.

THANKS. BY THE WAY, I FAILED THIS ONE AS WELL - OR WAS IT CONSIDERED

A 'PASS'? I SWAY LIKE CRAZY - AND FIND MYSELF REACHING FOR A WALL.

OH WELL - NICE TO KNOW ANOTHER TIDBIT.

JUST WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? IS THIS RELATED TO MS OR TO MSA?

I HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF HAVING MS, BUT MSA IS BEING CONSIDERED.

THANKS,

PAUL

> http://www.neuroexam.com/37.html " >Romberg Test

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> http://www.rsscan.com/Downloads/Chapter%203%

20Romberg.pdf " >http://www.rsscan.com/Downloads/Chapter 3

Romberg.pdf

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> http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/RombergTest.html " >Romberg

test - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia

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> http://www.fnmedcenter.com/ccis/glossary.htm#Romberg'sSign " >Glos

sary Romberg Sign This is a neurologic function test which tests

the

> integrity of various sensory organs and their neuronal tracts used

to

> maintain stance and gait. The sensory apparatus tested by the

romberg sign

> include peripheral proprioception of joint and muscle position as

well as the

> peripheral labyrinthine and central vestibular apparatus. Visual

input which

> can compensate for deficiencies in these sensory tracts is

selectively

> removed by closing the eyes and places increased demand on extra-

visual

> sensory functioning to maintain an upright stance or position.

Excessive

> swaying or falling on closure of the eyes while standing upright

with feet

> together is known as a positive or abnormal romberg sign. In the

setting of

> chronic fatigue syndrome, a positive romberg sign confirms injury

to deep

> brain structures and correlates well with fluctuations in disease

severity.