Journal Reviews

Using cVEMPs to distinguish between vestibular migraine and from Ménière’s

1 September 2016 | | VEMP, amplitudes, endolymphatic hydrops, migraine, otolith, vertigo

Vestibular migraine (VM) and Ménière’s disease (MD) could overlap or mimic each other. Since the use of cVEMPs became routine, attempts have been made by researchers to explore its clinical utility in these two conditions. In this prospective study, the...

Perception of verticality during attacks of Ménière’s

1 January 2016 | | Ménière's disease, SVV, maculo-canal dissociation, otolithic function, subjective visual vertical

Ménière’s disease (MD) affects the cochlea and all peripheral vestibular receptors. The perception of verticality, a function of the utricle, is evaluated by the subjective visual vertical (SVV) test. The authors studied SVV in two groups of MD patients: a)...

Selective otolith dysfunctions objectively verified

1 May 2015 | | Vestibular, cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential, ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential, otolith, utricular

Three cases of patients with acute onset vertigo are presented here. The presenting symptoms are described for each case along with the results of vestibular and audiologic examination. This paper focuses on the results of vHIT in the plane of...