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Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential

Its Basics and Clinical Applications

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Authors:
  1. Toshihisa Murofushi

    1. Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine University Hospital, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Japan

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  2. Kimitaka Kaga

    1. National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Quick reference book for all clinicians and scientists who are interested in the vestibular system and this new clinical test

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      Pages 3-5

  5. Pediatric Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Neurootological Application of VEMP Recording During Infancy and Childhood

      Pages 101-109

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 111-112
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The vestibular labyrinth consists of ? ve compartments: the lateral, anterior, and posterior semicircular canals, the utricule, and the saccule. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Robert Bárány proposed the caloric test as a clinical test of the lateral semicircular canal. This test enabled clinicians to assess the individual lateral semicircular canal function easily by using the simple method of irrigating the external ear canal with cold or warm water and observing the induced nyst- mus. We believe that the caloric test was a breakthrough in the ? eld of vestibular research. However, as far as the other compartments were concerned, there was no simple clinical test equal to the caloric test for the lateral semicircular canal function. At the end of the twentieth century, the vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) test was proposed as a new method for assessing the individual saccule function. This test has some unique attributes. First, it uses sound stimulation, even though it is a test of the vestibular system. This appears to be a contradiction n- rophysiologically. As a result, in its early stages there were controversies conce- ing the origin of the responses. However, such controversies have been overcome by basic neurophysiological studies and clinical studies. Above all, sound sensit- ity of the saccular afferents shown in cats and guinea pigs with single-unit recording methods became the main supporting evidence. Nowadays, VEMP is one of the routine clinical tests for balance disorder.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine University Hospital, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Japan

    Toshihisa Murofushi

  • National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Kimitaka Kaga

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential

  • Book Subtitle: Its Basics and Clinical Applications

  • Authors: Toshihisa Murofushi, Kimitaka Kaga

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-85908-6

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-85907-9Published: 08 January 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-99856-3Published: 21 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-85908-6Published: 28 March 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 112

  • Topics: Otorhinolaryngology, Neurology, Pediatrics

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