TY - JOUR
T1 - Brainstem auditory evoked responses in infants and children with AIDS
AU - Frank, Yitzchak
AU - Murthy Vishnubhakat, S.
AU - Pahwa, Savita
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partially supported tional Institute of Drug Abuse.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Brainstem auditory evoked responses were measured in 16 infants and children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in 9 normal infants and children. Two stimulation rates were used: a conventional rate of 10 Hz and a high rate of 50 Hz. Latencies of waves III, IV, and V on the left were significantly longer in the AIDS group when a stimulation rate of 10 Hz was used. With a higher stimulation rate of 50 Hz, significant differences between the two groups occurred in the latencies of waves I, III, and V bilaterally, but there were no significant differences in the interpeak latencies. A measure of the differential effect of the increasing stimulus rate on the two groups was significant for wave I latency and for I-III and I-V interpeak latencies on the left, revealing that increasing stimulation rate prolongs these measures more in the AIDS group. Increased brainstem auditory evoked response stimulation rate may unmask abnormalities in infants and children with AIDS that are not observed when the lower stimulation rate is used.
AB - Brainstem auditory evoked responses were measured in 16 infants and children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in 9 normal infants and children. Two stimulation rates were used: a conventional rate of 10 Hz and a high rate of 50 Hz. Latencies of waves III, IV, and V on the left were significantly longer in the AIDS group when a stimulation rate of 10 Hz was used. With a higher stimulation rate of 50 Hz, significant differences between the two groups occurred in the latencies of waves I, III, and V bilaterally, but there were no significant differences in the interpeak latencies. A measure of the differential effect of the increasing stimulus rate on the two groups was significant for wave I latency and for I-III and I-V interpeak latencies on the left, revealing that increasing stimulation rate prolongs these measures more in the AIDS group. Increased brainstem auditory evoked response stimulation rate may unmask abnormalities in infants and children with AIDS that are not observed when the lower stimulation rate is used.
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U2 - 10.1016/0887-8994(92)90362-3
DO - 10.1016/0887-8994(92)90362-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 1326972
AN - SCOPUS:0026706243
SN - 0887-8994
VL - 8
SP - 262
EP - 266
JO - Pediatric Neurology
JF - Pediatric Neurology
IS - 4
ER -