Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: History and overview

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Zhou, Guangwei ^a   Cox, L Clarke ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronystagmography; Sternocleidomastoid muscle; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Vestibular ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR TEST; VESTIBULE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 24344476756     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2004/018)     Document Type: Review

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