Buscar en
Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española
Toda la web
Inicio Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española Effect of the Stringency of Conditions on Caloric Test Results in Healthy Subjec...
Journal Information
Vol. 68. Issue 2.
Pages 112-114 (March - April 2017)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Visits
529
Vol. 68. Issue 2.
Pages 112-114 (March - April 2017)
Brief communication
Effect of the Stringency of Conditions on Caloric Test Results in Healthy Subjects
Efecto de la rigurosidad de las condiciones sobre los resultados de la prueba calórica en sujetos sanos
Visits
529
Claudio Krstulovic
Corresponding author
claudio.krstulovic@outlook.com

Corresponding author.
, Bharti Tulsidas Mahtani, Nabil Atrache Al Attrache, Herminio Pérez-Garrigues
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
This item has received
Article information
Abstract
Full Text
Bibliography
Download PDF
Statistics
Figures (1)
Tables (2)
Table 1. Subjects’ Demographic Characteristics.
Table 2. Responses Observed in Each Condition, the Results Correspond to the Mean Slow Phase Velocity of Each Type of Irrigation (Measured in°/s).
Show moreShow less
Abstract

The caloric test is widely used to assess vestibular function, but the conditions in which it is performed can vary. Caloric nystagmus obtained in 57 healthy subjects were compared: 24 subjects studied in ideal conditions and 33 subjects in non-ideal conditions. A statistically significant decrease in the slow phase velocity of the 4 irrigations performed on the subjects in non-ideal conditions was observed. This must be considered, especially in subjects with suspected bilateral involvement. Stringent conditions reduce the risk of misdiagnosis with bilateral deficit.

Keywords:
Caloric test
Noise
Caloric nystagmus
Resumen

La prueba calórica es una prueba ampliamente utilizada para evaluar la función vestibular, pero las condiciones en las cuales se realiza pueden variar. Se comparó el nistagmo calórico obtenido en 57 sujetos sanos: 24 sujetos estudiados en condiciones ideales y 33 sujetos estudiados en condiciones no ideales. Se Observó una disminución estadísticamente significativa de la velocidad de fase lenta en las cuatro irrigaciones realizadas a los sujetos del grupo de condiciones no ideales. Esto debe ser considerado sobre todo al sospechar afectaciones bilaterales. Ser rigurosos en las condiciones permite disminuir el riesgo de diagnóstico erróneo de déficit bilateral.

Palabras clave:
Prueba calórica
Ruido
Nistagmo calórico

Article

These are the options to access the full texts of the publication Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española
Subscriber
Subscriber

If you already have your login data, please click here .

If you have forgotten your password you can you can recover it by clicking here and selecting the option “I have forgotten my password”
Subscribe
Subscribe to

Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española

Purchase
Purchase article

Purchasing article the PDF version will be downloaded

Price 19.34 €

Purchase now
Contact
Phone for subscriptions and reporting of errors
From Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (GMT + 1) except for the months of July and August which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calls from Spain
932 415 960
Calls from outside Spain
+34 932 415 960
E-mail
Article options
Tools
es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos