Brain stem auditory evoked potentials in two siblings with Niemann-Pick disease.
Niemann-Pick disease is a disorder of sphingomyelin metabolism, which produces organomegaly and progressive generalized neurologic dysfunction. In two brothers with Niemann-Pick disease type C brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) produced prolongation of waves I-III interpeak latencies.
D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009542:Niemann-Pick Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology