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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2019

Splenius capitis: sensitive target for the cVEMP in older and neurodegenerative patients.

Fatema Mohammed Ali, Martin Westling, Luke Hong Lu Zhao, Brian D Corneil, Aaron J Camp

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Vestibular Contributions to Primate Neck Postural Muscle Activity during Natural Motion.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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  8. Static and dynamic otolith reflex function in people with Parkinson's disease.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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5 authors.

Fatema Mohammed AliDiscipline of Biomedical Science, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Martin WestlingThe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Luke Hong Lu ZhaoDiscipline of Biomedical Science, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Brian D CorneilDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Aaron J CampDiscipline of Biomedical Science, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. aaron.camp@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9708-0013

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) is a technique used to assess vestibular function. Cervical VEMPs (cVEMPs) are obtained conventionally from the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle; however, the dorsal neck muscle splenius capitis (SPL) has also been shown to be a reliable target alongside the SCM in young subjects.

objectiveThis study aimed to compare cVEMPs from the SCM and SPL in two positions across young, older, and Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

methodExperiments were carried out using surface EMG electrodes placed over the SCM and SPL. cVEMPs were measured using a 30 s, 126 dB sound stimulus with 222 individual tone bursts, while subjects were in a supine and head-turned posture (also known as the head elevation method), and in a seated head-turned posture.

resultsWhen comparing cVEMPs across positions, the incidence of supine and seated SCM-cVEMPs diminished significantly in older and PD patients in comparison with young subjects. However, no statistically significant differences in incidences were found in seated SPL-cVEMPs when comparing young, older and PD patients. SPL-cVEMPs were present significantly more often than seated SCM-cVEMPs in PD patients.

conclusionsSPL-cVEMPs are not altered to the same extent that SCM-cVEMPs are by aging and disease and its addition to cVEMP testing may reduce false-positive tests for vestibulopathy.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck MusclesParaspinal MusclesParkinson DiseaseVestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsYoung AdultCervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentialSplenius capitisSternocleidomastoid

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