Testing vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials with 90-dB clicks is effective in the diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence syndrome

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Brantberg, Krister ^a,b   Verrecchia, Luca ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Click stimulation; Superior canal dehiscence; Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND; STIMULUS; SUPERIOR CANAL DEHISCENCE SYNDROME; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABYRINTH DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51049085838     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000153435     Document Type: Article

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