A case of inflight vertigo and loss of consciousness in a private pilot, flying alone, is presented. The differential diagnosis and the significance of the findings of 5-7 per second theta waves in his resting EEG and high voltage slow waves during caloric irrigation of his right ear are discussed.
Alterations in the nystagmic reaction of human subjects exposed to vestibular stimulation have been frequently noted in studies of drug effects, habit...
The purpose of this study was to establish quantitatively and systematically the association between the speed of movement of an optical environment a...
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