J Korean Bal Soc.  2007 Dec;6(2):176-180.

Clinical Consideration of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential in Dizzy Patients

• Yoo YH
• Bae SC
• Seo JH
• Chang KH
• Yeo SW

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) is a relatively new diagnostic tool that is in the process of being investigated in patients with specific vestibular disorders. In this study, we examed the responses of VEMP in patients who complained of dizzines. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Eighty-six patients with complaint of dizziness and ten normal volunteers are included in this study. Among these patients, forty-six patients were diagnosed as unilateral vestibulopathy (A), five patients were bilateral vestibulopathy (B), nine patients were sudden sensorineural hearing loss with vertigo (C), fifteen patients were benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (D) and eleven patients were Meniere's disease (E). We compared VEMP parameters in each group.
RESULTS
In each group, abnormal response in VEMP was 33%(A), 0%(B), 11%(C), 12%(D) and 36%(E) respectively. and there was no absent VEMP formation, and there was no abscent VEMP formation.
CONCLUSION
VEMP is a promising method for diagnosing and following patients with many vestibular disorders.

Keyword

Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Vestibulopathy; Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Meniere's disease

MeSH Terms

Dizziness
Healthy Volunteers
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Humans
Meniere Disease
Vertigo