%0 Journal Article %T Potenciais evocados auditivos em indiv¨ªduos com s¨ªndrome vestibular perif¨¦rica %A Matas %A Carla Gentile %A Silva %A Sara Manami %A Wen %A D¨¦bora Dong Mei %A Nunes %A Cristiane da Silva %A Sanches %A Seisse Gabriela Gandolfi %J Arquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia %D 2011 %I Funda??o Otorrinolaringologia %R 10.1590/S1809-48722011000300007 %X introduction: the auditory and vestibular systems are located in the same peripheral receptor, however they enter the cns and go through different ways, thus creating a number of connections and reaching a wide area of the encephalon. despite going through different ways, some changes can impair both systems. such tests as auditory evoked potentials can help find a diagnosis when vestibular alterations are seen. objective: describe the auditory evoked potential results in individuals complaining about dizziness or vertigo with peripheral vestibular disorders and in normal individuals having the same complaint. methods: short, middle and long latency auditory evoked potentials were performed as a transversal prospective study. conclusion: individuals complaining about dizziness or vertigo can show some changes in baep (brainstem auditory evoked potential), mlaep (medium latency auditory evoked potential) and p300. %K auditory evoked potentials %K dizziness %K vestibular disorders. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1809-48722011000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en