"Caloric Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Elicitation of a rotatory nystagmus by stimulating the semicircular canals with water or air which is above or below body temperature. In warm caloric stimulation a rotatory nystagmus is developed toward the side of the stimulated ear; in cold, away from the stimulated side. Absence of nystagmus indicates the labyrinth is not functioning.
| Descriptor ID |
D002150
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.382.900.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Caloric Tests- Caloric Tests
- Caloric Test
- Test, Caloric
- Tests, Caloric
Barany's Test- Barany's Test
- Baranys Test
- Test, Barany's
- Barany Test
- Test, Barany
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caloric Tests" by people in Profiles.
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Relationship between clinical measures of hearing and clinical measures of vestibular function. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 45(1):104052.
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Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men and women: A pilot study. J Vestib Res. 2020; 30(5):329-334.
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Utility of Stepping, Walking, and Head Impulses for Screening Patients for Vestibular Impairments. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 07; 151(1):131-6.
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Influence of otolith input on bithermal caloric responses: re-analyses of the data of Coats and Smith. Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 Mar; 124(2):223-4.
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Ataxia and deafness in children due to bacterial meningitis. Pediatrics. 1981 Jul; 68(1):8-13.