CHANGES IN PLETHYSMOGRAPH ON CALORIC IRRIGATION

Absence of Rotation Perception during Warm Water Caloric Irrigation in Some Seniors with Postural Instability

Falls in seniors are a major public health problem. Falls lead to fear of falling, reduced mobility, and decreased quality of life. Vestibular dysfunction is one of the fall risk factors. The relationship between objective measures of vestibular responses and age has been studied. However, the effects of age on vestibular perception during caloric stimulation have not been studied. Twenty senio...

[Effect of irrigation sequence in vestibular paresis results of bithermal caloric tests].

OBJECTIVE Bithermal caloric tests are among those most commonly used in vestibular function studies and require a properly systematized approach. Irrigation sequence varies between laboratories. Our objective is to study the effect of irrigation sequence on the percentage of vestibular paresis. MATERIAL AND METHOD We analysed 1214 records, 77.51% cold to hot sequences (C-H) and the rest hot t...

The plethysmograph reconsidered: comments on Barker and Howell.

In their recent paper, Barker and Howell reviewed some of the more recent literature on the reliability and validity of the penile plethysmograph in the assessment of male sex offenders. Although Barker and Howell recognized that the test has not been standardized and that the results are susceptible to faking, they nevertheless maintained that the plethysmograph is useful in the evaluation and...

Manipulation of arousal and its effects on human vestibular nystagmus induced by caloric irrigation and angular accelerations.

Study of Changes in Soil Moisture and Salinity Under PlasticMulch and Drip Irrigation in Pistachio Trees

In this study, changes in soil moisture and salinity contents in drip irrigation combined with white and black plastic mulches compared to no mulch (control) was evaluated. The experiment was carried out in two commercial pistachio orchards (Ohadi cultivar) with irrigation frequencies of 8 to 12 days with a total water consumption 4100 and 6170 m3ha−1. The study was conducted in a complete rand...