Fig. 2. Rotational testing for eye movement function in infants. As the infant is spun toward its left (toward the examiner's right), the eyes will tonically deviate in the direction of the movement, with the jerk phase of nystagmus toward the opposite side. The open arrow indicates the induced axis of rotation of the infant's head. Note the influence of head rotation on the right and left semicircular canals (SCC). |