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Which of the following is a sympathetic nervous system response that is MORE likely to be present after traumatic brain injury?

You are explaining to your patient how the vestibular system works, its primary functions, and why they are feeling dizzy.  Which of the following is NOT a primary function of the vestibular system?

The signs and symptoms of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI) typically do not involve the classic signs and symptoms of vestibular pathology.

When the head is turned to the right, the right horizontal semicircular canal (SCC) will have an increased firing rate while the left SCC has a decreased firing rate.  This princliple is known as:  

You are treating a patient with Parkinson’s disease and your patient has difficulty with relaxation of his muscles when you are attempting to perform sit to stand transfers.  What would be an appropriate technique to temporarily relax your patient to continue with the sit to stand transfer?

The sensation of moving around in space or of having objects move about the person; a sense of spinning is known as:

The most common positional test used to examine for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is the _____:

A person whose Glascow Coma score is a 10 would be classified as having a:

You are treating a patient with a diagnosis of TBI.  You have been working on interventions to improve trunk control, and your patient is now able to reach forward, overhead, down to the floor, and across midline without losing her balance in sitting.  What will be the next logical step in the progression of your patient?

All of the following are treatment techniques used in the treatment of BPPV EXCEPT: