Involvement of vestibular organs in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo: An analysis using oVEMP and cVEMP testing. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fujimoto, Chisato; Egami, Naoya; Kinoshita, Makoto; Sugasawa, Keiko; Yamasoba, Tatsuya; Iwasaki, Shinichi
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 5(2015:May)
• Page Start: 1033
• Page End: 1038
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.07.028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st070">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0140">We investigated the extent of vestibular lesions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss (ISHL) with vertigo using cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP, oVEMP) testing and caloric testing.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0145">The percentage of abnormal responses in patients with ISHL with vertigo was highest in the cVEMP test, followed by the oVEMP and caloric tests.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0150">The vestibular end organs closest to the cochlea tended to be preferentially affected in ISHL with vertigo.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>