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What Darkness Reveals About Post-Concussive Oculomotor Control

Infrared oculomotor assessment to uncover vestibular dysfunction after concussion

Use infrared goggles to reveal hidden oculomotor and vestibular dysfunction in post-concussive patients across varied head and eye positions.

Functional Neurology
Mike Drzewicki
Level:
4
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Specialist
Credit Hours:
1
Price:

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Course Description

Post-concussive patients often present with complaints that standard exams cannot fully explain. The eyes, observed in darkness with infrared technology, tell a more complete story about which vestibular and oculomotor pathways are compromised and how head and eye position challenges expose what daylight assessment misses.

In this one-credit course, Dr. Mike Drzewicki guides clinicians through the clinical reasoning and observational framework needed to interpret infrared oculomotor findings in post-concussive patients. You will gain a precise, evidence-informed lens for identifying dysfunction, refining your differential, and elevating the clinical sophistication of your concussion assessment protocol.

What you’ll learn:

  • Apply infrared goggles to assess oculomotor function in complete darkness
  • Identify spontaneous nystagmus patterns linked to vestibular concussion
  • Interpret how head position alters oculomotor findings post-concussion
  • Distinguish central from peripheral vestibular dysfunction using eye data
  • Build a position-sensitive oculomotor protocol for concussion evaluations

More About This Course

Post-concussive oculomotor assessment has become one of the most clinically significant frontiers in functional neurology. For clinicians working with patients who have persistent symptoms following concussion, standard neurological exams often leave important questions unanswered. Infrared oculomotor assessment, conducted in complete darkness, removes visual fixation and allows the clinician to observe raw vestibulo-ocular reflex activity, spontaneous nystagmus, and gaze instability that would otherwise be suppressed or masked. This course positions clinicians at that precise intersection of vestibular neuroscience and post-concussive clinical assessment.

This course develops a capability that few clinicians have systematically trained. By observing the eyes under infrared conditions and challenging patients across varied head and eye positions, clinicians gain access to a layer of diagnostic information that transforms the post-concussive evaluation. Rather than relying solely on symptom report, you build an objective, position-sensitive picture of which oculomotor and vestibular mechanisms are functionally compromised. The result is a more refined clinical differential and a more targeted approach to care.

This program is designed for licensed clinicians, including chiropractic neurologists, functional neurologists, and rehabilitation specialists, who are already evaluating concussion patients and want a more rigorous, neurologically grounded assessment methodology. It is particularly valuable for those integrating vestibular and oculomotor findings into complex concussion case management.

Components

Educational Syllabus

  • The Diagnostic Power of Darkness in Concussion Assessment
    • Removing visual fixation reveals vestibular and oculomotor activity invisible in standard exams. Clinicians gain a foundational understanding of why infrared assessment changes the post-concussive evaluation entirely.
  • Reading the Eyes in the Dark with Infrared Technology
    • Clinicians learn to observe and interpret spontaneous nystagmus, gaze instability, and ocular drift under infrared conditions, building the observational precision needed to extract meaningful clinical data from darkness.
  • Head and Eye Position as a Diagnostic Challenge
    • Position-dependent changes in oculomotor behavior expose dysfunction that static assessment misses. Clinicians gain skill in systematically provoking and interpreting positional responses to localize vestibular disruption.
  • From Infrared Findings to Clinical Decision Making
    • Integrating infrared oculomotor data into a coherent post-concussive clinical picture. Clinicians leave with a structured framework for translating what the eyes reveal in darkness into meaningful care decisions.

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Also includes

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1
Months Medline Access
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Ability to resubscribe to keep access after
1
months
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You have
1
month(s) access from the date you begin the course
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Eligibility for Neurology Fellowship and Diplomate Examinations after the completion of 300+ hours of study
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Certificate of Completion
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What Darkness Reveals About Post-Concussive Oculomotor Control

Use infrared goggles to reveal hidden oculomotor and vestibular dysfunction in post-concussive patients across varied head and eye positions.

Functional Neurology
Mike Drzewicki
Level:
4
-
Specialist
Credit Hours:
1
Price:

$

47.5

$

(

% off)

$

47.50

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