Pulsatile tympanic membrane displacement is associated with cognitive score in healthy subjects

Autor: Anthony A. Birch, Wahbi K. El-Bouri, Robert J. Marchbanks, Laura A. Moore, Cherith M. Campbell-Bell, Christopher M. Kipps, Diederik O. Bulters
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100132- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-2450
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccb.2022.100132
Popis: To test the hypothesis that pulsing of intracranial pressure has an association with cognition, we measured cognitive score and pulsing of the tympanic membrane in 290 healthy subjects. This hypothesis was formed on the assumptions that large intracranial pressure pulses impair cognitive performance and tympanic membrane pulses reflect intracranial pressure pulses.290 healthy subjects, aged 20–80 years, completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test. Spontaneous tympanic membrane displacement during a heart cycle was measured from both ears in the sitting and supine position. We applied multiple linear regression, correcting for age, heart rate, and height, to test for an association between cognitive score and spontaneous tympanic membrane displacement. Significance was set at P
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