Effects of Acute Hypocapnia on Postural Standing Balance Measured by Sharpened Romberg Testing (SRT) in Healthy Subjects
Our study found a statistically and clinically significant reduction in performance on a balance test (SRT) when exposed to acute hyperventilation-induced hypocapnia compared to a eucapnic control. Our results suggest that acute hypocapnia may contribute to neurological dysfunction independently of hypobaric hypoxia.
Authors
- Ryan A. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-7324)
- Gaurav N. Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-462X)
- Jan Stepánek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5748-6150)
- Richard Eboka
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10806032241282320
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10