BAEPs in infants with myelomeningocele and later development of Chiari II malformation-related brainstem dysfunction.
Journal Article
Thirty-seven infants with myelomeningocele received brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) at a median age of eight days. No infant had brainstem dysfunction at the time of testing. Median follow-up was at 30 months. Of 12 infants who subsequently developed brainstem dysfunction at a median age of three months, 11 had had abnormal neonatal BAEPs. In contrast, only 10 of 25 infants who did not develop brainstem dysfunction had abnormal BAEPs. The mean average I-V interpeak latencies was greater among those who developed symptoms than among those who did not. Neonatal BAEPs can identify a group of asymptomatic infants with myelomeningocele who need close follow-up for the subsequent development of brainstem dysfunction.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Worley, G; Erwin, CW; Schuster, JM; Park, Y; Boyko, OB; Griebel, ML; Weidman, ER; Radtke, RA; Oakes, WJ
Published Date
- August 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 36 / 8
Start / End Page
- 707 - 715
PubMed ID
- 8050624
Pubmed Central ID
- 8050624
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0012-1622
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11913.x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England