Japan team creates device to measure dizziness symptoms in children

Graduate school students in Japan have developed a device to easily measure symptoms of orthostatic dysregulation, a disorder common among children that causes them physical difficulty getting up in the morning and dizziness when standing.The team at Nagoya University's graduate school hopes the device will help sufferers communicate their symptoms clearly when they need to skip classes due to their condition.The disorder is more likely to arise during adolescence, and including those with mild symptoms occurs in about 10 percent of junior high school students, according to the Japanese Soc…READ FULL ARTICLE