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http://dx.doi.org/10.14253/acn.2020.22.2.67

Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials: principle and clinical findings  

Choi, Jeong-Yoon (Dizziness Center, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
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Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology / v.22, no.2, 2020 , pp. 67-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) are useful for evaluating the vestibulocollic reflex arising mostly from the saccule and the vestibuloocular reflex originating from the utricle. VEMPs can vary with the characteristics of the applied stimuli and the effects of aging and diseases. VEMPs have been found to be useful for diagnosing superior canal dehiscence, but their usefulness for other clinical disorders remains unclear. This review discusses the principles of VEMP tests and summarizes the findings for VEMPs in common vestibular disorders.
Keywords
Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials; Saccule and utricle; Vestibular disorders;
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