A new device for assessing subjective haptic vertical

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006:2006:6076-9. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259800.

Abstract

In otoneurology the analysis of subjective vertical perception is a useful tool to investigate macular function and central otolithic pathways. The Subjective Vertical is perceived using visual, vestibular and proprioceptive subsystems. In this work we propose a new device that can assess just the tactile/somatosensory subsystem contribution compared to other commercial devices that investigate the other subsystems. The developed instrumentation is made by a bar equipped with two orthogonally oriented Micro Electro Mechanical System accelerometers that transmit data to a remote visualization apparatus. During the examination, the patient handles the bar and must align it along the direction perceived as "vertical"

MeSH terms

  • Computer Communication Networks
  • Electrophysiology
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Microcomputers
  • Models, Statistical
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
  • Neurology / instrumentation*
  • Neurology / methods
  • Orientation
  • Space Perception*
  • Vestibular Function Tests
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Visual Perception*