Eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the lateral and superior ampullary nerves

Guyot, Jean-Philippe; Sigrist, Alain; Pelizzone, Marco; Feigl, Georg; Kos, Maria Izabel

doi:10.1177/000348941112000202

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Eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the lateral and superior ampullary nerves

ContributorsGuyot, Jean-Philippe; Sigrist, Alain; Pelizzone, Marco; Feigl, Georg; Kos, Maria Izabel

Published inThe Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, vol. 120, no. 2, p. 81-87

Publication date2011

Abstract

Recently, we demonstrated that it was possible to elicit vertical eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the posterior ampullary nerve. In order to develop a vestibular implant, a second site of stimulation is required to encode the horizontal movements.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Electric Stimulation
Eye Movements/physiology
Humans
Male
Meniere Disease/physiopathology
Middle Aged
Semicircular Canals/innervation

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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GUYOT, Jean-Philippe et al. Eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the lateral and superior ampullary nerves. In: The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, 2011, vol. 120, n° 2, p. 81–87. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000202

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PID : unige:25397
DOI : 10.1177/000348941112000202
PMID : 21391418

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Eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the lateral and superior ampullary nerves

Recently, we demonstrated that it was possible to elicit vertical eye movements in response to electrical stimulation of the posterior ampullary nerve. In order to develop a vestibular implant, a second site of stimulation is required to encode the horizontal movements.

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