title: Investigations in electrophysiology and morphology of the VIII cranial nerve.
abstract: The morphological and functional changes of the eighth nerve in patients undergoing cerebello-pontine angle (CPA) surgery are under investigation in the ENT Department of the University of Verona. The main aspects of the research are: ultrastructural examination of the eighth nerve in normals and subjects operated on for vestibular or cochleo-vestibular neurectomy and for acoustic neuroma; monitoring cochlear nerve function during CPA surgery by monopolar and bipolar recording of cochlear nerve action potential (CNAPs). The specific aims of this research are: to acquire information on the pathophysiology of a number of peripheral cochleo-vestibular disorders; to evaluate the role of intraoperative recording of the eighth nerve in preserving hearing.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Policlinico, University of Verona, Clinica ORL, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Colletti
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Fiorino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carner
mesh_terms: D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*