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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this research was to determine the possible relation between deficits in spatial representation capability and vestibular function following cortical lesions. We thus investigated vestibulo-ocular behaviour in a group of 14 patients with unilateral cortical damage involving the occipito-temporo-parietal junction. Patients were divided in three sub-groups: (1) Group R+: five patients with right sided cortical lesions associated with a left hemi-neglect, (2) Group R-: four patients with right sided cortical lesions with no hemi-neglect and (3) Group L: five patients with left-sided cortical lesions. The patient groups were compared to a group of eight healthy age-matched subjects. The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) was tested in complete darkness by rotating the subject around the vertical axis by sinusoidal rotation at different frequencies, and by steps of acceleration or deceleration. The nystagmus slow phase velocity was measured and plotted as a function of the head velocity and the VOR parameters including gain, bias, time constant and phase were calculated. The cortical lesions induced a significant VOR asymmetry in terms of: a directional preponderance of the VOR gain to the contralesion side, only during sinusoidal rotation, and, in contrast, a VOR bias and a directional preponderance of the VOR time constant and of the nystagmus frequency to the side of the cortical lesion. These latter VOR deficits were the most significant in the R+ group, i.e. in right cortical lesions with hemi-neglect syndrome. These results demonstrate in man, the existence of a cortical influence on vestibular function related to the mechanisms of spatial representation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-3932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1884-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Electrooculography, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Eye Movements, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Head, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Nystagmus, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Orientation, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Rotation, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Space Perception, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Vestibular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:14572522-Vestibular Function Tests
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for interacting cortical control of vestibular function and spatial representation in man.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM and CNRS-Cognitive Sciences Institute-UMR 5015, 67 Bd Pinel, 69500, Bron, France. ventre@isc.cnrs.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't