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Method of measuring dynamic (a) auditory and (b) tactile sequencing or tracking, and diagnosing cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and dysmetric dyslexia
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-02-24
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Granted: 1976-04-27
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Expires: 1995-02-24
Abstract
Abstract The discovery that the condition of dysmetric dyslexia results from dysfunctioning of the cerebellar-vestibular underlies the method of U.S. Pat. No. 3,842,822 issued on Oct. 22, 1974, which method uses blurring and scrambling of sequential visual stimuli to identify and measure ocular motor coordination, i.e. ocular fixation and sequential scanning abilities. As an improvement and/or alternative to the above method, the within methods, which also are useful in identifying dysmetric dyslexic children in an examination group, use response to acoustical and/or tactile stimulation, rather than response to visual stimuli, to identify said condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold N. Levinson
- 👤 Jan Frank
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 10:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A group diagnostic screening procedure for identifying those in said group possibly having the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discoveries of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired accoustical suppression by said cerebellar-vestibular indicative of said condition, said prcedure comprising the steps of reciting words at a selected volume level and in a language known to said group for the purpose of requiring identification of said recited words by members of said group, simultaneously with the aforesaid recitation of words causing in background relation thereto auditory material to be presented to said group starting at a volume at a selected level below that of said recited words, and progressively increasing the volume level of said background auditory material while requiring said identification of said recited words by said group members, whereby any group member unable to make said identification of recited words because of improper suppression of said background auditory material is automatically identified as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A group diagnostic screening procedure for identifying those in said group possibly having the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discoveries of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired accoustical suppression by said cerebellar-vestibular indicative of said condition, said prcedure comprising the steps of reciting words at a selected volume level and in a language known to said group for the purpose of requiring identification of said recited words by members of said group, simultaneously with the aforesaid recitation of words causing in background relation thereto auditory material to be presented to said group starting at a volume at a selected level below that of said recited words, and progressively increasing the volume level of said background auditory material while requiring said identification of said recited words by said group members, whereby any group member unable to make said identification of recited words because of improper suppression of said background auditory material is automatically identified as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 1 wherein said background auditory material also consists of recited words, but in a language foreign to said group, whereby the quality of the auditory material presented to said group is generally similar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 1 wherein music is used as said background auditory material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 1 wherein each succeeding recited word is presented after a selected time interval, and said background auditory material is presented during said time interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
116 words
A group diagnostic screening procedure for identifying those in said group possibly having the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discovery of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired response to acoustical input indicative of said condition, said procedure comprising the steps of reciting words to said group for the purpose of requiring their identification, presenting each said succeeding recited word after a selected time interval, and progressively diminishing the duration of said time interval while requiring said identification of said recited words by said group members, whereby any group member unable at an early stage of said recitation of words to make an identification thereof is automatically identified as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
116 words
A group diagnostic screening procedure for identifying those in said group possibly having the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discovery of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired response to acoustical input indicative of said condition, said procedure comprising the steps of reciting words to said group for the purpose of requiring their identification, presenting each said succeeding recited word after a selected time interval, and progressively diminishing the duration of said time interval while requiring said identification of said recited words by said group members, whereby any group member unable at an early stage of said recitation of words to make an identification thereof is automatically identified as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 5 wherein said recited words are of a selected nominal number and are presented in a repeating sequence.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 6 wherein music is used as background auditory material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The dysmetric dyslexia diagnostic screening procedure as defined in claim 6 wherein a foreign language is used as background auditory material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
A diagnostic screening procedure for identifying the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discovery of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired response to tactile input indicative of said condition, said procedure comprising the steps of applying an intermittent pattern of tactile stimulation to a patient being screened in a repeating cycle, progressively increasing the cylical rate of application of said patterned tactile stimulation, and automatically identifying a patient being screened as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic who perceives said intermittent pattern as a continuously applied stimulation at an early stage during the test interval.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A diagnostic screening procedure for identifying the condition of dysmetric dyslexia, which is based on the discovery of a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction and resulting impaired response to tactile input indicative of said condition, said procedure comprising the steps of applying an intermittent pattern of tactile stimulation to a patient being screened in a repeating cycle, progressively increasing the cylical rate of application of said patterned tactile stimulation, and automatically identifying a patient being screened as possibly being dysmetric dyslexic who perceives said intermittent pattern as a continuously applied stimulation at an early stage during the test interval.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A diagnostic screening procedure for identifying the condition of dysmetric dyslexia using tactile stimulation as defined in claim 9, wherein alternate sensations of an elevated temperature followed by an interval of ambient temperature in a cyclically repeated sequence is utilized as said tactile stimulation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A diagnostic screening procedure for identifying the condition of dysmetric dyslexia using tactile stimulation as defined in claim 10, wherein said tactile stimulation is applied at a single selected location on the patient.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A diagnostic screening procedure for identifying the condition of dysmetric dyslexia using tactile stimulation as defined in claim 10, wherein said tactile stimulation is applied at plural selected locations on the patient.
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