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ArticleClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2019

Saccular function is associated with both angular and distance errors on the triangle completion test.

E R Anson, M R Ehrenburg, E X Wei, D Bakar, E Simonsick, Y Agrawal

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  2. Test-Retest Reliability of the Triangle Completion Test.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2026
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6 authors.

E R AnsonDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. Electronic address: eric_anson@urmc.rochester.edu.
M R EhrenburgDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
E X WeiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
D BakarDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
E SimonsickLongitudinal Studies Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Y AgrawalDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

Training Program in Hearing and BalanceT32DC000023 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CULLEN, KATHLEEN E · 1989 to 2025
$8.7M
Age-related Changes in the Vestibular System and Functional ImplicationsK23DC013056 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, YURI · 2014 to 2018
$1.2M
NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC013056NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC000023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study was designed to determine whether healthy older adults with age-related vestibular loss have deficits in spatial navigation.

methods154 adults participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging were tested for semicircular canal, saccular, and utricular function and spatial navigation ability using the blindfolded Triangle Completion Test (TCT). Multiple linear regression was used to investigate the relationships between each measure of vestibular function and performance on the TCT (angular error, end point error, and distance walked) while controlling for age and sex.

resultsIndividuals with abnormal saccular function made larger angular errors (β = 4.2°, p < 0.05) and larger end point errors (β = 13.6 cm, p < 0.05). Independent of vestibular function, older age was associated with larger angular (β's = 2.2-2.8°, p's < 0.005) and end point errors (β's = 7.5-9.0 cm, p's < 0.005) for each decade increment in age.

conclusionsSaccular function appears to play a prominent role in accurate spatial navigation during a blindfolded navigation task. SIGNIFICANCE: We hypothesize that gravitational cues detected by the saccule may be integrated into estimation of place as well as heading direction.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleGaitHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPostureSaccule and UtricleSemicircular CanalsSpatial NavigationVestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsVestibular Function TestsAgingGaitPostureSpatial orientationVestibular function

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PMCPMC6874399

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