The degree to which a person relies on visual stimuli for spatial orientation is termed visual dependency (VD). VD is considered a perceptual trait or cognitive style influenced by psychological factors and mediated by central reweighting of the sensory inputs involved in spatial orientation. VD is often measured with the rod-and-disk test, in which participants align a central rod to the subje...

in this research the effect of substituting sugars (glucose and sucrose) by low caloric sweeteners (sorbitol and isomalt) on the physical properties of gazz was studied. textural properties of gaz were investigated using instron and micro-structure was studied by scanning electron microscope (sem). the results of texture investigation showed that the sample containing 25% of sorbitol and 65% of...

IMPORTANCE Dizziness and imbalance are common clinical problems, and accurate diagnosis depends on determining whether damage is localized to the peripheral vestibular system. Vestibular testing guides this determination, but the accuracy of the different tests is not known. OBJECTIVE To determine how well each element of the vestibular test battery segregates patients with normal peripheral ...

Vertigo is defined as a rotational sensation associated with nystagmus and often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and somatic instability such as gait disturbance1. In patients with vertigo that occurs suddenly and subsides rapidly (within 24 hour) the caloric test, a vestibular dysfunction test, is generally negative. Because its underlying disease is poorly understood, and does not satisfy...

The stepping test is a dynamic equilibrium function that evaluates the rotation angle, transition distance, and presence of abnormal body sway during 50 or 100 steps taken in same position with eyes closed. Although this widely used as part evaluation function, previous studies have reported deviated side was not correlated impaired caloric test. In study, we evaluated correlation between resul...

Video head impulse test (v-HIT) is a quick and non-invasive to evaluate vestibular function compared the caloric test. The latter is, however, needed decide on optimal side for cochlear implantation avoid inducing bilateral are flexia. This study evaluates effectiveness of using v-HIT select implant (CI) candidates who require subsequent testing before implantation.

AIM To describe our surgical technique and compare the results of obliteration materials. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty patients over a 7-year period were evaluated retrospectively. Out of these 50 consecutive patients, 29 had recurrent chronic otitis media (COM) with or without cholesteatoma and 21 patients had old open cavities. Efficacy of mastoid obliteration was assessed by an electronic ch...

BACKGROUND the use of monothermal caloric testing as a screening tool for vestibular asymmetry has been considered as an alternative to bithermal caloric testing. AIM to evaluate the effectiveness of monothermal stimulation when compared to bithermal stimulation in the diagnosis of labyrinth asymmetry. METHOD the results of 389 vectoelectronystagmography, performed between 1998 and 2007, we...

Potassium bromate (KBrO(3)) and thioglycolate are two components of hair curling solution. The neurotoxic effects of KBrO(3) and thioglycolate on the vestibuloocular reflex (VOR) system have not been elucidated. In this paper, we report the adverse effects of KBrO(3) and thioglycolate on the VOR system of Hartley-strain guinea pigs. The function of the VOR system was evaluated by caloric test c...

The current study was designed to test potential caloric and macronutrient counter-regulation or compensation amongst 76 participants who participated in a milkshake preload experiment. Participants completed food diaries for 2 days before and 2 days after participating in the pre-load experiment. It was hypothesized that dieters and restrained eaters might respond to the pre-load by compensati...