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G-induced vestibular dysfunction ('the wobblies') among aerobatic pilots: a case report and reviewG-induced vestibular dysfunction (GIVD) is a condition well known to aircraft pilots who experience high positive and negative G loads during unlimited-aerobatic competitions and air-show demonstrations. After landing and walking from their aircraft, pilots with GIVD manifest an extremely unstable gait, which they call the wobblies. This article includes a report of one such case of GIVD, which to the author's knowledge is the first published case report of this condition in the medical literature. The author also discusses what is known and theorized about the pathogenesis of GIVD, and he reviews its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Document ID
20040088349
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Muller, Thomas Upson
(University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 2002
Publication Information
Publication: Ear, nose, & throat journal
Volume: 81
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0145-5613
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Case Reports

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