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Application of the VEMP test for diagnosing patients with vestibular neuritis

Kalina Madzharova, Ana Beshkova

Abstract

Background: The vestibular evoked myogenic potentials test can be applied when diagnosing vestibular disease. This method is used for neurophysiological assessment of the otolithic apparatus of the vestibular system.
Materials and methods: Monitoring changes in the VEMP test of patients diagnosed with vestibular neuritis in the age range from 19 to 60 years. For the cVEMP test, sound stimulation through the headphones or via the bones through vibrations is used to read the status of macula sacculае, the lower vestibular nerve and the vestibulosaccular paths. The oVEMP test records the status of macula utriculаe and the upper branch of the vestibular nerve of the contralateral side.
Aim: Monitoring changes in VEMP tests of patients with vestibular neuritis and assessment of obtained results.
Results: During the first examination, the VEMP test of patients diagnosed with vestibular neuritis registered deviations. After the third month, improvement was noted in the subjective complaints and the results of the VEMP test. Changes were seen predominantly in oVEMP.
Conclusions: The VEMP test can be applied to diagnose peripheral vestibular pathology. The VEMP test is an additional method for diagnosing vestibular neuritis.

Keywords

VEMP test, vestibular dysfunction,

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/orl.v15i1.6685

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