Test-retest reliability and age-related characteristics of the ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential tests

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 793-802

  Nguyen, Kimanh D ^a   Welgampola, Miriam S ^b   Carey, John P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Labyrinth; Saccule; Test retest reliability; Utricle; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Vestibulo collic reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BONE CONDUCTION; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VESTIBULE; VIBRATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BONE CONDUCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954382981     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e3d60e     Document Type: Article

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