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## h i g h l i g h t s Multiple sclerosis patients showed high frequency of abnormality in vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) tests, especially in ocular VEMP tests. VEMP abnormalities were not correlated with brainstem clinical or magnetic resonance imaging lesions. VEMP abnormalities were significantly correlated with expanded disability status scale (EDSS). a b s t r a c t Objective: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) are thought to provide useful information about brainstem functions, as the neural pathways of both ocular and cervical VEMPs pass through the brainstem. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical value of ocular and cervical VEMP tests in the evaluation of brainstem involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and to assess their relation with clinical and cranial MRI findings. Methods: Ocular and cervical VEMPs were recorded in 62 MS patients and 35 age and sex matched healthy volunteers. The latencies, amplitude asymmetry ratios of both VEMP responses and abnormality ratios (prolonged latencies and absent responses) were compared between the MS patients and the control group and among the groups of MS patients. Results: oVEMP

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Author

Sibel Gazioglu; Cavit Boz

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2012

Language

EN

Field

Neuroscience (Life Sciences)