Characteristics and clinical applications of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials

Hearing Research

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Kantner, C ^a   Gurkov R ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; AGE; AIR CONDUCTED SOUND; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BONE CONDUCTED SOUND; CERVICAL VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GENDER; HUMAN; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; OCULAR VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCULUS; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN ELECTRODE; SUPERIOR SEMICIRCULAR CANAL DEHISCENCE SYNDROME; UTRICLE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84870560347     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.10.008     Document Type: Review

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