There are physiological changes in pathologies such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) within the lower vestibuloacoustic system, which may be potentially useful when used as neurodegeneration features. We hypothesize two Electrovestibulography feature types (Field Potential (FP) shape and the Firing pattern of detected FP’s) may have utility as Neurodegeneration features. Our long term objective is to use a population of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), AD, PostConcussion Syndrome (PCS), Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients together with individual pathology-wise age and gender matched control cohorts to determine the degree to which each of these pathologies varies from controls and in proportion to the level of Neurodegeneration often associated (either temporarily or permanently) with each pathology. However, before such a comparison can be made it is necessary to ensure the various populations recorded across different countries are comparable. This paper determines which populations are comparable. |
