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Neuropediatrics 1980; 11(2): 99-107
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071381
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USE OF THE AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSES BY PREMATURES AND NEWBORNS INFANTS

P. A. Despland , R.  Galambos
  • EEG-EMG and Neurophysiology Unit, Dept. of Neurology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Dept. of Neurosciences, University of California, La Jolla, California
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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The auditory brainstem response (ABR) yields information on both the neurological and the audiological status of infants, children and adults. We have developed a procedure for extracting each type of information for separate study and we have applied it on 120 prematures and babies (28 to 42 weeks gestational age) in an intensive care unit.

Key words

Auditory brainstem response - evoked potentials - auditory screening tests - prematures and newborns auditory function