Relationship between auditory brainstem response waveform and head size.
The relationship between the head size and the latency and amplitude of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) was investigated in 60 normal-hearing adults (30 males and 30 females). We found a strong positive correlation between the latency of ABR waves and the head size and a strong negative correlation surfaced between the ABR amplitude and head size. These results indicate that the head size is one of the most important factors influencing the waveform of the ABR.
Yamaguchi
J
J
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Yagi
T
T
Baba
S
S
Aoki
H
H
Yamanobe
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001824:Body Constitution; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D012737:Sex Factors