Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential: literature review Potencial evocado miogênico vestibular ocular: revisão de literatura

Purpose: To identify and systematize the main studies on the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and their applications in the diagnosis of various vestibular diseases. Research strategy: Articles that describe the use of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials the evaluation of vestibular diseases were located in PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, LILACS e SciELO. Selection criteria: Original studies, with available abstract, published in the period 2010 to March 2016 were included. Data analysis: The study design was described, and the characteristics for the evaluation of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials were listed. Results: 265 studies were found, but just 14 contemplated the proposed selection criteria. In relation to the population / sample of patients with vestibular disorders included in the study, it was observed that the most researched diseases were the vestibular neuritis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular Schwanoma and Meniere’s disease. Conclusion: The most of the research realized in recent years and published in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE and Scopus revealed that the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials is an effective method to evaluate the utricular function in various vestibular disorders.