Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: Frequency tuning to air-conducted acoustic stimuli in healthy subjects and Ménière's disease

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-19

  Winters, Stephanie M ^a   Berg, Ingvar T B ^a   Grolman, Wilko ^a   Klis, Sjaak F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic stimulation; Frequency dependence; Frequency tuning; M ni re's disease; Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; VESTIBULAR TEST; VESTIBULE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIALS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 79955382127     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324858     Document Type: Article

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