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1927478

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
In the sitting position, vertical axis head rotation stimulates only the horizontal canal. In the supine position, horizontal axis rotation, so-called barbecue rotation, is a stimulus to both the horizontal canal and otolith organs. We compared dynamic otolith response to these two types of harmonic rotations in 15 normal subjects. The subjects' heads were rotated, passively with eyes open but covered, at the following frequencies: 0.17, 0.33, 0.50, 0.67 and 1.00 Hz. Head movement and eye movement were recorded by scleral search coil technique. Compensatory eye movements were present on each record. Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain was calculated using peak-to-peak velocity of the eye and head. At all frequencies the VOR gain of horizontal axis rotation was larger than that of vertical axis rotation. This difference was maximal at the lowest frequency, 0.17 Hz, suggesting that dynamic otolith stimulus improves VOR at low frequencies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0365-5237
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
481
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Test for otolith organs with barbecue rotation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article