Study of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Patients Affected by Meniere's Disease Treated with Endolymphatic Mastoid Shunt

Objectives: We recorded and compared the vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) before use of an endolymphatic mastoid shunt (EMS) and 1, 12, and 48 months after placement of the shunt. Methods: Air-conducted VEMPs were recorded in 28 patients affected by intractable Meniere's disease an...

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Published in:Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology rhinology & laryngology, 2009-12, Vol.118 (12), p.852-858
Main Authors: Salvinelli, Fabrizio, Miele, Angela, Rinaldi, Vittorio, Pappacena, Marco, Trivelli, Maurizio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Endolymphatic Shunt
Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology
Evoked Potentials, Motor - physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mastoid
Medical sciences
Meniere Disease - physiopathology
Meniere Disease - surgery
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurology
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Reflex, Acoustic - physiology
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Vestibular Function Tests
Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiopathology
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Summary:Objectives: We recorded and compared the vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) before use of an endolymphatic mastoid shunt (EMS) and 1, 12, and 48 months after placement of the shunt. Methods: Air-conducted VEMPs were recorded in 28 patients affected by intractable Meniere's disease and treated with placement of an EMS. Results: One month and 12 months after the surgery, VEMPs were not detectable in the operated ear in 100% and 86% of the patients, respectively. Forty-eight months after the surgery, they were elicited in 79% of the patients. Conclusions: We conclude that VEMPs are a clinically useful tool in the postoperative follow-up of patients with an EMS.
ISSN:0003-4894
1943-572X
DOI:10.1177/000348940911801205