Two-dimensional signal analysis reduced from three-dimensional nystagmus eye movements.

ABSTRACT

Earlier we developed signal analysis for nystagmus measured from otoneurological patients suffering from vertigo and dizziness. It was based on three rotation directions of the eye horizontal, vertical and torsional. However, nystagmus frequently appears only in two of the former directions. In order to enable two-dimensional analysis approach on the basis of various pairs from the original three, we designed and implemented an advanced method from our earlier one. These signals can be used to investigate and model the dysfunction of semicircular canals in the inner ear. Nystagmus has to be stimulated for healthy subjects, but in patients it can also be spontaneous. The method developed was tested with the signals of 30 otoneurological patients.