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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
This study investigated the test-retest reliability of chemosensory event-related potentials in humans. Olfactory event-related potentials and chemosomatosensory event-related potentials were evaluated in 20 healthy, normosmic subjects. Phenyl ethyl alcohol (PEA, 40% v/v) and H(2)S (4 ppm) served as olfactory stimuli whereas CO(2) (60% v/v) was the chemosomatosensory stimulus. Fifteen stimuli of each compound were applied to each nostril. Identical stimulation sequences were used during three test sessions. Sessions 1 and 2 were separated by a mean of 6.8 days; sessions 2 and 3 by 12.5 days. Electroencephalographic recordings were made from Fz, Cz, Pz, C3, and C4. Amplitudes and latencies of P1, N1, P2, N2, and P3 were measured. Pearson's correlation coefficient was calculated to test the test-retest reliability, and the general linear model examined the differences. Most correlations ranged between 0.4 < r < 0.75. Latencies correlated significantly better (P = 0.008) between sessions than amplitudes, even though with CO(2) stimulus amplitudes correlated significantly better than with PEA (P = 0.006) or H(2)S (P = 0.003). No differences arose between measurements from different nostrils for any stimulus. Chemosensory event-related potentials show good test-retest reliability. Carbon dioxide amplitudes exhibit better signal-to-noise ratios than PEA or H(2)S amplitudes. Chemosensory event-related potentials are a clinically valuable objective and are reproducible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0736-0258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Test-retest reliability of chemosensory evoked potentials.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. awelge@uhbs.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies