[Head trauma and brain auditory evoked potentials].
The study investigated brain auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) in patients complaining auditory disturbances after head trauma. The results showed that the incidence of hearing loses was 57.5% and the rate of abnormality of BAEP is 33.75%. The types of the abnormalities of BAEP varied and were related with the position and severity of the head trauma. The types of the abnormalities manifested as loses of I-II waves, prolongation of V latency and I-V interlatency.
Fan
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Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice, P.R. China, Shanghai, 200063.
Sun
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Zhu
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Shen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020207:Coma, Post-Head Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*