With an intact oculocephalic reflex, the
A) patient's eyes move in the same direction the head is turned.
B) patient's eyes move in the opposite direction to the movement of the patient's head.
C) patient's eyes remain midline.
D) doll's eye reflex is absent.

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To assess the oculocephalic reflex, the nurse holds the patient's eyelids open and briskly turns the head to one side while observing the eye movements and then briskly turns the head to the other side and observes.If the eyes deviate to the opposite direction in which the head is turned, doll's eyes are present, and the oculocephalic reflex arc is intact.If the oculocephalic reflex arc is not intact, the reflex is absent.

With an Intact Oculocephalic Reflex, the