Sacculocolic reflex in patients with dementia: is it possible to use it for early diagnosis?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Leman Birdane • Armagan Incesulu • Melek Kezban Gurbuz • Demet Ozbabalik
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible entity associated with behavioral changes, memory loss and disturbance of daily life activities. Current diagnostic tools can detect neuronal degeneration in AD only after irreversible damage that already existed. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) test utilizes the sacculocolic reflex arc and has been used in neuro-otology practice for many years. In this study, we aim to determine if VEMP can be used for diagnostic purposes at the earliest stages of AD. Twenty patients with AD and ten patients with mild cognitive impairment were enrolled in this study. Control group was 30 healthy volunteers with no neurological or otological diseases. Abnormal VEMP responses were found in most of the patients at different stages of AD. VEMP test may be used for early diagnosis of AD. Also, it may provide a novel advancement in understanding of pathophysiology of this disease
Neurol Sci DOI 10.1007/s10072-011-0595-3 Received: 2 February 2011 / Accepted: 12 April 2011
