title: Effects of sex on auditory brainstem responses in infancy and early childhood.
abstract: The effects of sex on I-III, III-V and I-V interwave intervals and I, III, V ABR waves latency values have been studied in 171 normal children born at term, 94 males and 77 females, aged between 2 and 720 days. The obtained data confirm that latency values decrease progressively with age, and show that there is a statistically significant difference in wave III and V latency values and in III-V and I-V intervals between males and females. Moreover, these differences seem to increase with age. The authors also discuss the possible underlying mechanisms and claim that even in infancy, sex-related variability should be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Holy Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurizi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ottaviani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paludetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almadori
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosignoli
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D012727:Sex Characteristics