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Otolaryngology

the rule that vestibular nystagmus grows stronger when gaze is turned toward the direction of its fast phase.

In otolaryngology, Alexander's law refers to the rule that vestibular nystagmus grows stronger when gaze is turned toward the direction of its fast phase. This meaning comes from Robinson (1984) in Annals of Neurology.[1]

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References

Robinson, D. A., Zee, D. S., Hain, T. C., Holmes, A., & Rosenberg, L. F. (1984). Alexander's law: Its behavior and origin in the human vestibulo‐ocular reflex. Annals of Neurology, 16(6), 714-722. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410160614

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