Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in response to laterally directed skull taps

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-45

  Brantberg, Krister ^a   Tribukait, Arne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Sacculus; Skull taps; Utriculus; VEMP; Vestibulocollic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNER EAR; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STIMULATION; VESTIBULE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0037947048     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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