Differences between cats in response properties of horizontal semicircular canal primary afferents

1984 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R.J. Peterka ◽  
D.L. Tomko
Keyword(s):  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Primary Afferents ◽  
Horizontal Semicircular Canal ◽  
Response Properties

Prognosis and Horizontal Semicircular Canal Function in HC-BPPV

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuya Fujita ◽  
Toshiaki Yamanaka ◽  
Hideyuki Okamoto ◽  
Takayuki Murai ◽  
Hiroshi Hosoi
Keyword(s):  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Horizontal Semicircular Canal

Examination of the cupula and stereocilia of the horizontal semicircular canal in the toadfishOpsanus tau

1998 ◽  
Vol 402 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Silver ◽  
Anthony P. Reeves ◽  
Antionette Steinacker ◽  
Stephen M. Highstein
Keyword(s):  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Horizontal Semicircular Canal

scholarly journals Biomechanical Analysis of Angular Motion in Association with Bilateral Semicircular Canal Function

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Shen ◽  
Fei Zhao ◽  
Zhaoyue Chen ◽  
Qingyin Zheng ◽  
Shen Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Amplitude Ratio ◽  
Semicircular Canals ◽  
Vestibular Dysfunction ◽  
Angular Motion ◽  
Biomechanical Analysis ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Horizontal Semicircular Canal

AbstractThe aim of this study was to develop a finite element (FE) model of bilateral human semicircular canals (SCCs) in order to simulate and analyze the complex fluid-structural interaction between the endolymph and cupulae by calculating the degree of cupular expansion and the cupular deflection. The results showed that cupular deflection responses were consistent with Ewald’s II law, whereas each pair of bilateral cupulae simultaneously expanded or compressed to the same degree. In addition, both the degree of cupular expansion and cupular deflection can be expressed as the solution of forced oscillation during head sinusoidal rotation, and the amplitude of cupular expansion was approximately two times greater than that of cupular deflection. Regarding the amplitude-frequency and phase-frequency characteristics, the amplitude ratios among the horizontal semicircular canal (HC) cupular expansion, the anterior semicircular canal (AC) cupular expansion, and the posterior semicircular canal (PC) cupular expansion was constant at 1:0.82:1.62, and the phase differences among them were constant at 0 or 180 degrees at the frequencies of 0.5 to 6 Hz. However, both the amplitude ratio and the phase differencies of the cupular deflection incresed nonlinearly with the increase of frequency and tended to be constant at the frequency band between 2 and 6 Hz. The results indicate that the responses of cupular expansion might only be related to the mass and rigidity of three cupulae and the endolymph, but the responses of cupular deflection are related to the mass, rigidity, or damping of them, and these physical properties would be affected by vestibular dysfunction. Therefore, both the degree of cupular expansion and cupular deflection should be considered important mechanical variables for induced neural signals. Such a numerical model can be further built to provide a useful theoretical approach for exploring the biomechanical nature underlying vestibular dysfunction.Statement of significanceBy taking the advantage of the torsional pendulum model and the FE model, a healthy human vestibular SCCs was developed to investigate the angular motion in association with SCC function. As a result, the responses of cupular expansion and deflection during head horizontal sinusoidal rotation were analyzed for the first time, showing quantitative correlation to the eye movement due to the vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) pathway. These responses play important roles in the cupular mechano-electrical transduction process. The significant outcome derived from this study provides a useful theoretical approach for further exploring the biomechanical nature underlying vestibular dysfunction.

scholarly journals Serum levels of superoxide dismutases in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Rui Wu ◽  
Bin Xia ◽  
Xinhua Wang ◽  
Mengzhou Xue
Keyword(s):  
Serum Level ◽  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Superoxide Dismutases ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Horizontal Semicircular Canal ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Abstract Objective: To investigate the possible role of superoxide dismutases (SODs) in the development of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and recurrence events in a 1-year follow-up study. Methods: This was a prospective one-center study. A total of 204 patients with BPPV and 120 age-and sex matched healthy subjects were included. The levels of SOD between patients and control cases were compared. The levels of SOD between posterior semicircular canal (PSC) and horizontal semicircular canal (HSC) were also compared. In the 1-year follow-up, recurrence events were confirmed. The influence of SOD levels on BPPV and recurrent BPPV were performed by binary logistic regression analysis. Results: The serum levels of SOD in patients with BPPV were lower than in those control cases (P<0.001). Levels of SOD did not differ in patients with PSC and HSC (P=0.42). As a categorical variable, for per interquartile range (IQR) increment of serum level of SOD, the unadjusted and adjusted risks of BPPV would be decreased by 72% (with the odds ratio [OR] of 0.28 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.21–0.37], P<0.001) and 43% (0.57 [0.42–0.69], P<0.001), respectively. Recurrent attacks of BPPV were reported in 50 patients (24.5%). Patients with recurrent BPPV had lower levels of SOD than in patients without (P<0.001). For per IQR increment of serum level of SOD, the unadjusted and adjusted risks of BPPV would be decreased by 51% (with the OR of 0.49 [95% CI: 0.36–0.68], P<0.001) and 24% (0.76 [0.60–0.83], P<0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Reduced serum levels of SOD were associated with higher risk of BPPV and BPPV recurrence events.

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