Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Abstract
The conventional head impulse test paradigm (HIMP) elicits catch-up saccades as a sign of vestibular loss. The new suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) is designed to elicit catch-up saccades as an indicator of vestibular function. During this new complementary paradigm, the subject is asked to follow a head-fixed target, which is rotating with the head, rather than to fixate an earth-fixed target as in HIMP
