TY - JOUR T1 - Blink reflexes in posterior fossa lesions JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 465 LP - 469 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.42.5.465 VL - 42 IS - 5 AU - B. Rossi AU - R. Buonaguidi AU - A. Muratorio AU - G. Tusini Y1 - 1979/05/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/42/5/465.abstract N2 - Blink reflexes obtained by electrical stimulation of the supraorbital nerve and electromyographic recording of the orbicularis oculi muscle proved useful as a preliminary method in diagnosis of lesions of the brainstem and the fifth and seventh cranial nerves, and in differentiating intrinsic lesions of the brainstem from extrinsic ones. It was noted that R1 and R2 reflexes were different in the two types of lesions. ER -