[Auditory-evoked brainstem potentials and stapedius muscle reflex: intersubject variability].
Like other workers, we found gender differences in auditory-evoked brainstem response latencies. For the time being, this intersubject variability remains unexplained. This difference was observed only for wave V latency, and delta I-V is longer in men than in women, whereas delta I-III is identical. The absence of functional differences in the lower portion of the auditory tract is confirmed by both auditory-evoked brainstem potentials and stapedius reflex latency. Wave V latency and the influence of technical and anatomical factors are discussed as well.
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012022:Reflex, Acoustic; D012737:Sex Factors; D013198:Stapedius / Q000502:physiology*
Potentiels évoqués auditifs du tronc cérébral et enregistrement dynamique du réflexe stapédien: variations interindividuelles.