Cassandra Castillo

almost 4 years ago

Romberg's tests is done by asking the patient to stand on a point with feet together and closing their eyes. If the patient is able to stand with eyes closed Romberg is absent and if they fall the sign is positive. This occurs because the patient has difficulty with proprioception, they are have fault in issues with perception for which they are can compensate with vision but when eyes are closed they fall. The test is used for spinal disorders. It is positive with conditions causing sensory ataxia such as vitamin B deficiency, tabes dorsalis and cerebellar issues, fredreich's ataxia, Meniere's disease, due to alcohol consumption or decompression sickness or strokes.