title: Vector analysis of electrogastrography during motion sickness.
abstract: Although the dominant frequency at 3 cpm of electrogastrography (EGG) is reported to shift to a higher frequency during motion sickness (MS), it is unclear whether the normal slow wave (NSW) disappears or not. The authors investigated changes in NSW using vector analysis of EGG. Fourteen subjects were exposed to a Coriolis stimulation to evoke MS. EGG was recorded from two sets of bipolar leads, placed perpendicular to each other representing x and y axes. Trajectories for each frequency were drawn on the x-y plane. The amplitude and phase difference at NSW were compared before, during, and after the stimulus for each subject. In those with a change in phase difference, changes in NSW and tachygastria were negatively correlated (P = -0.048), whereas in those without a change, they were not correlated. This indicated two different kinds of tachygastria due to MS: tachygastria with and without a change in NSW.
authors.affiliation: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Aeromedical Laboratory, Tachikawa AFB, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tokumaru
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tatsuno
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003312:Coriolis Force; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology; D012399:Rotation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*