Uludag, BErtekin, C2019-10-272019-10-2719990022-510Xhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00144-6https://hdl.handle.net/11454/34309The head stabilization reflex (HSR) was described by a new technique of stimulating the accessory nerve and then the reflex muscle responses' were recorded electromyographically from the contralateral sternocleidomastoid muscle. Thirty-two normal control subjects and 22 patients with various neurological disorders were studied. The HSR obtained from the contralateral sternocleidomastoid muscle was very stable with a mean latency of about 45 ms and was regularly obtained by the supramaximal stimulation of the ipsilateral accessory nerve from the normal subjects. The HSR was absent in 9 out 11 patients with cerebellar syndrome. The HSR seemed to be a oligo-polysynaptic/plurosegmental reflex under the strong control of the cerebellum. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.en10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00144-6info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesshead stabilization reflexsternocleidomastoid muscleaccessory nervecerebellumArticle16716872WOS:00008277290001210500265Q2Q3