Differential development of brainstem potentials in healty and high-risk infants.
Maturation along the brainstem acoustic pathway, as well as the integrity of these structures, has been shown to be reflected in brainstem evoked potential recordings. Trajectories formed from repeated sequential measurements of several brainstem response variables reveal distinct developmental curves for healthy and high-risk infants. Longitudinal analysis offers a means of determining temporary or permanent maturational effects on the central nervous system in early life.
D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology