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HEARING RESEARCH
卷 204, 期 1-2, 页码 111-114出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2005.01.006
关键词
vestibulocollic reflex; VEMP; inferior vestibular nerve; intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) can be recorded from sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) in clinical practice. The aim of the present Study was to investigate VEMPs upon direct electrical stimulation of the human inferior vestibular nerve to evidence the vestibulocollic reflex arch and their saccular origin, respectively. Seven subjects were stimulated at the inferior (IVN) and superior (SVN) vestibular nerve. The EMG signals of the SCM were recorded. These recordings were compared to air- and bone-conduction evoked VEMPs with respect to latency and shape. All subjects showed normal VEMPs upon acoustic stimulation with a latency of 12.8 +/- 1.4 ms for P13, and 22.7 +/- 2.0 ms for the N23 pre-operatively. Upon direct electrical Stimulation of the IVN, the mean latency of the positive peak was 9.1 +/- 2.2 and 13.2 +/- 2.3 ms for the negative one. No contralateral SCM response was found. Electrical stimulation of the SVN did not result in any EMG response of the SCM. The study shows experimental evidence of the vestibulocollic reflex by direct electrical stimulation of the human IVN for the first time. The method can be utilized to map VIIIth nerve Subdivisions and to intraoperatively monitor IVN integrity in a real-time mode. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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