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9588785

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to demonstrate, if possible, vestibulospinal reflex responses in soleus using a stimulus known to be capable of exciting vestibular afferents, namely 100-dB (NHL) clicks. We were able to show short-latency electromyographic (EMG) responses after clicks in five of eight normal subjects, and then we compared these responses with those after transmastoid galvanic stimulation (12 normal subjects). Stimulation of the side towards which the head was rotated (i.e. the side facing backwards) with either clicks or the cathode (anode applied to the opposite side) gave an initial excitatory response in soleus, while click or cathodal stimulation of the opposite side (i.e. the side facing forwards) gave an initial inhibitory response. Onset latencies and modulation with changes in postural task were identical for both click- and galvanic-evoked responses. In addition, there was a significant correlation between the amplitudes of the responses in soleus after click and galvanic stimulation (R2=0.72). These similarities suggest that the earliest reflex responses in soleus after clicks and galvanic stimulation may be mediated by a common central pathway. In contrast, there was no correlation between the amplitudes of responses evoked by 100-dB clicks in soleus and those evoked by the same stimulus in the sternocleidomastoid. We conclude that vestibular activation by clicks can evoke reflex responses in lower-limb muscles and these responses have similar characteristics to the earliest responses evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0014-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
504-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Vestibular-evoked electromyographic responses in soleus: a comparison between click and galvanic stimulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't