Acoustic ocular vestibulat evoked miogenic ptotentials (AC-oVEMP) in assessment of vertigo

• Authors: Klaudyna Zwierzyńska , Magdalena Lachowska , Jacek Sokołowski , Emanuel Tataj , Kazimierz Niemczyk

Abstracts

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Evaluation of acoustic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (AC-VEMPs) is one of the tests performed to assess the function of the balance system. Evaluation of acoustic ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (AC-oVEMPs) consists in the measurement of potentials evoked within oculomotor muscles, particularly the inferior oblique muscles (the most superficial muscles) with impulses being transmitted along the superior branch of the vestibular nerve from the utricular macula. Despite the fact that the measurement of oVEMPs was introduced relatively recently, it has found widespread use as a diagnostic tool in otology and neurotology. Despite the growing number of literature reports, the methodology of the test and the methods for the interpretation of its results are still subject to debate. This article is dedicated to various aspects of AC-oVEMP tests, including the methodology of the test, interpretation of its results and potential use in the diagnostics of vertigo.

Keywords

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Vertigo; hearing loss; vestibular reflex; vestibular nerve

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 8(2)
• Pages: 7-11

Dates

published

2019-05-10

Contributors

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Klaudyna Zwierzyńska

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Magdalena Lachowska

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Jacek Sokołowski

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Emanuel Tataj

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Kazimierz Niemczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.1981