Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Vestibular Neuritis
Background and Aim: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials [VEMP] are electromyographic responses to acoustic stimuli to assess the otolith function and integrity of inferior vestibular nerve. It is an easy test to perform and non-invasive. This study was designed to study and compare AC and BC cVEMP...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine (Damietta)
2022-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medical Arts |
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Online Access: | https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/article_256461_67b0268684c594c006023000770fd62b.pdf |
Summary: | Background and Aim: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials [VEMP] are electromyographic responses to acoustic stimuli to assess the otolith function and integrity of inferior vestibular nerve. It is an easy test to perform and non-invasive. This study was designed to study and compare AC and BC cVEMPs in patients with vestibular neuritis. Patients and methods: This observational case control study was conducted on 40 subjects in the age range of 20-60 years selected from Audio vestibular clinic of Al Zahraa university hospital. Twenty patients diagnosed with Vestibular neuritis according to a standard clinical criterion, and the other twenty subjects were normal healthy subjects with no complaint of dizziness or history of vestibular disordersResults: In this work, about 25% of study group had abnormal AC cVEMPs while 35.0% had abnormal BC cVEMPs.Conclusion: Both AC and BC evoked cVEMPs should be considered as complementary test along with other conventional vestibular function tests in patients with vestibular neuritis. |
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ISSN: | 2636-4174 2682-3780 |