Abstract
As vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing has been regarded as a clinical test of the saccule and its afferents, it has been mainly applied to diseases of the peripheral vestibular system. However, because the neural pathway of VEMPs includes the vestibulospinal tract in the brainstem, it could also detect disorders in the vestibulospinal tract, especially the medial vestibulospinal tract. The application of VEMP testing to diseases that mainly affect the central nervous system (CNS) are discussed in this chapter.
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(2009). Disorders of the Central Nervous System and VEMPs: Detecting Lesions in the Vestibulospinal Pathway. In: Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-85908-6_11
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