DIZZINESS-ALEXANDER LAW
SUMMARY
1. Nystagmus fast phase (beats away from the affected ear) increases during gaze in the direction of the fast phase and diminishes or abates with gaze away from the fast phase[1].
2. Nystagmus of peripheral origin follows the Alexander law, as previously mentioned, and remains unidirectional.
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