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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2024

Investigation on biomechanical responses in bilateral semicircular canals and nystagmus in vestibulo-ocular reflex experiments under different forward-leaning angles.

Jing Zhang, Shili Zhang, Yue Li, Lijie Xiao, Shen Yu, Xiang Wu, Shuang Shen, Hang Xu

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. From a conventional maneuver to a mechanical repositioning procedure for torsional-vertical down beating positioning nystagmus based on numerical simulations.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jing Zhang *School of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Shili Zhang *Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Yue LiSchool of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Lijie XiaoDepartment of Neurology, General Hospital of Xuzhou Mining Group, Xuzhou, China.
Shen YuState Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Xiang WuSchool of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Shuang ShenSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Hang XuSchool of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Xuzhou Medical College · CNBinzhou Medical University · CNDalian University of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Different head positions affect the responses of the vestibular semicircular canals (SCCs) to angular movement. Specific head positions can relieve vestibular disorders caused by excessive stimulating SCCs. In this study, we quantitatively explored responses of human SCCs using numerical simulations of fluid-structure interaction and vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) experiments under different forward-leaning angles of the head, including 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 40°, 50°, and 60°. It was found that the horizontal nystagmus slow-phase velocity and corresponding biomechanical responses of the cupula in horizontal SCC increased with the forward-leaning angles of the head, reached a maximum when the head was tilted 30° forward, and then gradually decreased. However, no obvious vertical or torsional nystagmus was observed in the VOR experiments. In the numerical model of bilateral SCCs, the biomechanical responses of the cupula in the left anterior SCC and the right anterior SCC showed the same trends; they decreased with the forward-leaning angles, reached a minimum at a 40° forward tilt of the head, and then gradually increased. Similarly, the biomechanical responses of the cupula in the left posterior SCC and in the right posterior SCC followed a same trend, decreasing with the forward-leaning angles, reaching a minimum at a 30° forward tilt of the head, and then gradually increasing. Additionally, the biomechanical responses of the cupula in both the anterior and posterior SCCs consistently remained lower than those observed in the horizontal SCCs across all measured head positions. The occurrence of these numerical results was attributed to the consistent maintenance of mutual symmetry in the bilateral SCCs with respect to the mid-sagittal plane containing the axis of rotation. This symmetry affected the distribution of endolymph pressure, resulting in biomechanical responses of the cupula in each pair of symmetrical SCCs exhibiting same tendencies under different forward-leaning angles of the head. These results provided a reliable numerical basis for future research to relieve vestibular diseases induced by spatial orientation of SCCs.

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biomechanical responses of the cupulanystagmussemicircular canalssymmetryvestibulo-ocular reflex

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PMID38384434
PMCPMC10879882
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