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Multisensory contribution in visuospatial orientation: an interaction between neck and trunk proprioception
(2021)
Jason McCarthy
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CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Rachael Cottier
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Joseph Buttell
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Qadeer Arshad
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A coherent perception of spatial orientation is key in maintaining postural control. To achieve this the brain must access sensory inputs encoding both the body and the head position and integrate them with incoming visual information. Here we isolated the contribution of proprioception to verticality perception and further investigated whether changing the body position without moving the head can modulate visual dependence—the extent to which an individual relies on visual cues for spatial orientation. Spatial orientation was measured in ten healthy individuals [6 female; 25–47 years (SD 7.8 years)] using a virtual reality based subjective visual vertical (SVV) task. Individuals aligned an arrow to their perceived gravitational vertical, initially against a static black background (10 trials), and then in other conditions with clockwise and counterclockwise background rotations (each 10 trials). In all conditions, subjects were seated first in the upright position, then with trunk tilted 20° to the right, followed by 20° to the left while the head was always aligned vertically. The SVV error was modulated by the trunk position, and it was greater when the trunk was tilted to the left compared to right or upright trunk positions (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001). Likewise, background rotation had an effect on SVV errors as these were greater with counterclockwise visual rotation compared to static background and clockwise roll motion (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001). Our results show that the interaction between neck and trunk proprioception can modulate how visual inputs affect spatial orientation.</jats:p>
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Head shaking does not alter vestibulo ocular reflex gain in vestibular migraine
(2022)
Priyani Patel
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CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Nehzat Koohi
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Qadeer Arshad
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Lucia Gargallo
<jats:p>Vestibular Migraine (VM) is the most common cause of non-positional episodic vestibular symptoms. Patients with VM commonly report increased motion sensitivity, suggesting that vestibular responses to head movement may identify changes specific to VM patients. Here we explore whether the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain alters in response to a clinical “headshake” maneuver in patients with VM. Thirty patients with VM in the inter-ictal phase, 16 patients with Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) and 15 healthy controls were recruited. Patients responded to the question “Do you feel sick reading in the passenger seat of a car?” and completed a validated motion sickness questionnaire as a measure of motion sensitivity. Lateral canal vHIT testing was performed before and after headshaking; the change in VOR gain was calculated as the primary outcome. Baseline VOR gain was within normal limits across all participants. There was no significant change in VOR gain after headshaking in any group (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.264). Patients were 4.3 times more likely to be in the VM group than in the BPPV group if they reported nausea when reading in the passenger seat of a car. We postulate that a headshake stimulus may be insufficient to disrupt cortical interactions and induce a change in VOR gain. Alternatively, changes in VOR gain may only be apparent in the acute phase of VM. Reading in the passenger seat of a car was considered uncomfortable in all VM patients suggesting that this specific question may be useful for the diagnosis of VM.</jats:p>
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Visuospatial orientation: Differential effects of head and body positions
(2022)
CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Shahvaiz Hussain
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Omer G. Mohamed
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Diego Kaski
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Qadeer Arshad
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Priming overconfidence in belief systems reveals negative return on postural control mechanisms
(2022)
CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Efstratia Papoutselou
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Sami Mahmoud
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Shahvaiz Hussain
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Constanza Fuentealba Bassaletti
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Viewing Target Distance Influences the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Gain when Assessed Using the Video Head Impulse Test
(2019)
CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Sara Sena Esteves
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Florencia Lerchundi
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David Buckwell
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Michael A. Gresty
<jats:p>Gaze stabilization during head movements is provided by the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). Clinical assessment of this reflex is performed using the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT). To date, the influence of different fixation distances on VOR gain using the vHIT has not been explored. We assessed the effect of target proximity on the horizontal VOR using the vHIT. Firstly, we assessed the VOR gain in 18 healthy subjects with 5 viewing target distances (150, 40, 30, 20, and 10 cm). The gain increased significantly as the viewing target distance decreased. A second experiment on 10 subjects was performed in darkness whilst the subjects were imagining targets at different distances. There were significant inverse relationships between gain and distance for both the real and the imaginary targets. There was a statistically significant difference between light and dark gains for the 20- and 40-cm distances, but not for the 150-cm distance. Theoretical VOR gains for different target distances were calculated and compared with those found in light and darkness. The increase in gain observed for near targets was lower than predicted by geometrical calculations, implying a physiological ceiling effect on the VOR. The VOR gain in the dark, as assessed with the vHIT, demonstrates an enhancement associated with a reduced target distance.</jats:p>
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Subjective stability perception is related to postural anxiety in older subjects
(2019)
CASTRO ABARCA, PATRICIA BERNARDITA
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Diego Kaski
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Marco Schieppati
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Michael Furman
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Qadeer Arshad
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