Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 39 Issue 2
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- Pages.136-140
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- 2007
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
The Effect of Differences in Age and Sex on Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
연령과 성별의 차이가 전정 유발근전위에 미치는 영향
- Moon, Sung-Sik (Department of Electrophysiology Laboratory Yeungnam University Hospital) ;
- Kim, Kyoung-Mi (Department of Electrophysiology Laboratory Yeungnam University Hospital) ;
- Kim, Young-Ji (Department of Electrophysiology Laboratory Yeungnam University Hospital) ;
- Kim, Young-Hwal (Department of Clinical Pathology, Daegu Health college)
- Published : 2007.08.31
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of differences in age and sex on vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP), particularly in normal participants. Briefly, the VEMP is a response elicited by loud clicks or tone bursts recorded from the tonically contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle. A total of 72 participants were divided into 6 groups according to their age and sex (20~30/F, 20~30/M, 40~50/F, 40~50/M,