title: Middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) in (MS).
abstract: Middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) were studied in 30 definite multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in addition to brain-stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs). BAEP abnormalities were detected in 18 (60%) patients. MLAEPs were abnormal in 22 (73%) of them. In 15 patients BAEPs and MLAEPs were both abnormal. MLAEPs were found abnormal in 7 of the 12 patients with normal BAEPs. In 18 patients with abnormal BAEPs only 3 had normal MLAEPs. MLAEPs abnormalities are consistent with a rostral auditory pathway involvement. Therefore, they can be used in combination with BAEPs to examine the whole auditory system to improve the sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Ege University Medical School Hospital Bornova, Izmir, Türkiye.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Celebisoy
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aydoğdu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekmekçi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akürekli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology