Selective changes of ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinson's disease

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Selective changes of ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinson's disease. / Pötter-Nerger, Monika; Govender, Sendhil; Deuschl, Günther; Volkmann, Jens; Colebatch, J G.

In: MOVEMENT DISORD, Vol. 30, No. 4, 04.2015, p. 584-9.

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title = "Selective changes of ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinson's disease",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials represent electrophysiological tools to measure vestibular reflex actions at different levels of the brainstem in Parkinson's disease.OBJECTIVE: To investigate cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinsonian patients with mild disability.METHODS: In 13 Parkinsonian patients and 13 age-matched healthy controls, cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials were recorded after unilateral air-conducted tone bursts and bone-conducted stimuli delivered at the forehead or mastoids.RESULTS: In contrast to relatively preserved cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials were significantly delayed and of reduced amplitude, particularly after impulsive stimulation in Parkinsonian patients. Levodopa had no significant effect on either type of response.CONCLUSION: In mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, altered ocular vestibular myogenic potentials may indicate early functional involvement of the upper brainstem, in contrast to preserved lower brainstem function as reflected by normal cervical vestibular myogenic potentials.",
keywords = "Aged, Antiparkinson Agents, Bone Conduction, Case-Control Studies, Electromyography, Female, Humans, Male, Parkinson Disease, Reaction Time, Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials",
author = "Monika P{\"o}tter-Nerger and Sendhil Govender and G{\"u}nther Deuschl and Jens Volkmann and Colebatch, {J G}",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2014 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.",
year = "2015",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1002/mds.26114",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "584--9",
journal = "MOVEMENT DISORD",
issn = "0885-3185",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Selective changes of ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinson's disease

AU - Pötter-Nerger, Monika

AU - Govender, Sendhil

AU - Deuschl, Günther

AU - Volkmann, Jens

AU - Colebatch, J G

N1 - © 2014 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

PY - 2015/4

Y1 - 2015/4

N2 - BACKGROUND: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials represent electrophysiological tools to measure vestibular reflex actions at different levels of the brainstem in Parkinson's disease.OBJECTIVE: To investigate cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinsonian patients with mild disability.METHODS: In 13 Parkinsonian patients and 13 age-matched healthy controls, cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials were recorded after unilateral air-conducted tone bursts and bone-conducted stimuli delivered at the forehead or mastoids.RESULTS: In contrast to relatively preserved cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials were significantly delayed and of reduced amplitude, particularly after impulsive stimulation in Parkinsonian patients. Levodopa had no significant effect on either type of response.CONCLUSION: In mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, altered ocular vestibular myogenic potentials may indicate early functional involvement of the upper brainstem, in contrast to preserved lower brainstem function as reflected by normal cervical vestibular myogenic potentials.

AB - BACKGROUND: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials represent electrophysiological tools to measure vestibular reflex actions at different levels of the brainstem in Parkinson's disease.OBJECTIVE: To investigate cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials in Parkinsonian patients with mild disability.METHODS: In 13 Parkinsonian patients and 13 age-matched healthy controls, cervical and ocular vestibular myogenic potentials were recorded after unilateral air-conducted tone bursts and bone-conducted stimuli delivered at the forehead or mastoids.RESULTS: In contrast to relatively preserved cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials were significantly delayed and of reduced amplitude, particularly after impulsive stimulation in Parkinsonian patients. Levodopa had no significant effect on either type of response.CONCLUSION: In mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, altered ocular vestibular myogenic potentials may indicate early functional involvement of the upper brainstem, in contrast to preserved lower brainstem function as reflected by normal cervical vestibular myogenic potentials.

KW - Aged

KW - Antiparkinson Agents

KW - Bone Conduction

KW - Case-Control Studies

KW - Electromyography

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Parkinson Disease

KW - Reaction Time

KW - Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials

U2 - 10.1002/mds.26114

DO - 10.1002/mds.26114

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 25545048

VL - 30

SP - 584

EP - 589

JO - MOVEMENT DISORD

JF - MOVEMENT DISORD

SN - 0885-3185

IS - 4

ER -