Brainstem auditory evoked potentials suggest a role for the ventral cochlear nucleus in tinnitus

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 819-833

  Gu, Jianwen Wendy ^a,b   Herrmann, Barbara S ^a,b,c   Levine, Robert A ^a,c,d   Melcher, Jennifer R ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response (ABR); Auditory nerve; Brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP); Dorsal cochlear nucleus; Inferior colliculus; Spherical bushy cells; Ventral cochlear nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SPHERICAL BUSHY CELL; TINNITUS; VENTRAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS;

ADULT; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TINNITUS;

EID: 84870441391     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: 14387573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-012-0344-1     Document Type: Article

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