Changes in BAEP under hypoglycemia: temperature-related?
Latencies of the brain-stem auditory evoked potentials were observed to increase in subjects whose plasma glucose levels were reduced. These changes appeared to be attributable to reduced body temperature, rather than direct effects of hypoglycemia on the auditory nerve or the brain-stem. The results suggest the need for caution in interpreting evoked potential measurements under hypoglycemia.
Durrant
J D
JD
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213.
Gerich
J E
JE
Mitrakou
A
A
Jenssen
T
T
Hyre
R J
RJ
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time
D001786:Blood Glucose