Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in two patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
We report on the function of the inferior vestibular nerve, as monitored by the vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP), in two patients suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Both the patients presented canal paresis (CP) and hearing loss, but in one patient normal VEMP was recorded while the other presented vagus nerve paralysis plus no VEMP response at the highest stimulus intensity used in our institute (i.e., 105 dB nHL).
Saito
Susumu
S
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, 216-8511, Kawasaki, Japan.
Ochi
Kentaro
K
Kobayashi
Takehiko
T
Sugiura
Natsuki
N
Komatsuzaki
Yasushi
Y
Ohashi
Toru
T
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002150:Caloric Tests; D004576:Electromyography; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*