{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,17]],"date-time":"2026-07-17T12:32:21Z","timestamp":1784291541210,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"American Academy of Audiology","issue":"8","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["j am acad audiol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold>The purpose of the Fukuda Stepping Test (FST) is to measure asymmetrical vestibulospinal reflex tone resulting from labyrinthine dysfunction. The FST is a low cost evaluation for dizzy patients; however, when compared with gold standard caloric irrigation unilateral\n weakness (UW) value \u226525%, the FST has not been shown to be a sensitive tool for identifying unilateral vestibular hypofunction.<jats:bold>Purpose:<\/jats:bold>The purpose of this technical report is to further evaluate the clinical utility of FST with and without headshake as a function of increased caloric\n asymmetry for individuals with unilateral peripheral vestibular pathology.<jats:bold>Research Design:<\/jats:bold>Retrospective review of FST results with and without head shaking component as compared to gold standard, caloric irrigation UW outcome values at four severity levels: 0\u201024% UW (normal caloric\n value); 25\u201050% UW (mild caloric UW); 51\u201075% UW (moderate caloric UW); 76\u2010100% UW (severe caloric UW).<jats:bold>Study Sample:<\/jats:bold>736 chronic (\u22658 wk symptom complaints) dizzy patients.<jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>Standard FST and FST following a head shake task are insensitive to detecting\n mild to moderate peripheral vestibular paresis. Increased test performance was observed for patients with severe canal paresis (&gt;76% UW); however, continued inconsistencies were found in turn direction toward the severe unilateral vestibular dysfunction.<jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>Overall, the FST\n provides little benefit to clinicians when used in the vestibular bedside examination.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3766\/jaaa.23.8.6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,26]],"date-time":"2012-06-26T18:26:19Z","timestamp":1340735179000},"page":"616-622","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Performance of Fukuda Stepping Test as a Function of the Severity of Caloric Weakness in Chronic Dizzy Patients"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Julie A.","family":"Honaker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neil T.","family":"Shepard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2087","container-title":["Journal of the American Academy of Audiology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/aaa\/jaaa\/2012\/00000023\/00000008\/art00005","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,6]],"date-time":"2025-02-06T08:01:57Z","timestamp":1738828917000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/10.3766\/jaaa.23.8.6"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,1]]}},"alternative-id":["1050-0545(20120901)23:8L.616;1-"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3766\/jaaa.23.8.6","relation":{},"ISSN":["1050-0545"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1050-0545","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,1]]}}}