Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials inSupratentorial Infarction Patients |
Kwang-Ki Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Hong Seok Son, and Sung Hun Kim |
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Copyright © 2006 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |
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ABSTRACT |
Background: Vstibular evoked myogenic potentials VEMP) have been known to be useful documenting abnormality in patients with various vestibular disorders and brainstem lesions but the studies of VEMP in patients with hemispheric lesions are rare.
Methods: We recorded VEMP in 21 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke in the supratentorial lesions without evidence of brainstem or vestibular end organ lesions. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging and the main outcome measures of VEMP were recorded in all subjects. We interpreted each parameters of VEMP using our normal laboratory data.
Results: VEMP abnormalities(prolonged latency or asymmetry of amplitude) were found in 57%(12/21) of acute infarction patients with supratentorial lesions. Bilateral VEMP abnormalities were found in six patients and unilateral abnormalities were found in another six patients with ipsilateral abnormalitiesin the three and controlateral abnormalities in the three patients.
Conclusions: VEMP abnormalities were found in supratentorial stroke patients in our studies and this findings suggest supranuclear control may affect the generation of VEMP potentials. |
Key words:
Vestibular evoked myogenic potential, Supratentorial infarction |
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