Auditory brainstem response in pediatric migraine: during the attack and asymptomatic period.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the hearing parameters of children with migraine during ictal and interictal period.


METHODS
16 pediatric patients with migraine and normal otolaryngologic examination were evaluated. Hearing parameters were assessed with auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing between and during the migraine attacks. Binaural absolute latencies of waves I, III and V, interpeak latencies I-III, III-V and I-V of ABR in response to 80 dB nHL clicks were calculated. Initial findings were compared with those of 20 healthy volunteers.


RESULTS
Peak latencies of wave V and interpeak latencies of I-V were prolonged during the attack in migraineurs on the left. The side of latency elongation was not affected by the side of headache. When these parameters were separately compared for gender, they were prolonged in boys during the attack in migraineurs; however in girls, while there was statistically significant difference at interpeak latencies of I-V, no significant difference was noted at peak latencies of wave V.


CONCLUSIONS
ABR waves did not exceed clinical norms in migraine patients in headache-free period. But, important effects on sensorineural hearing parameters were detected during the attack. Our results indicated a transient impairment of the auditory brainstem function during the headache in pediatric migraine patients.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. yezdanf@yahoo.com
Yezdan
Y
Firat
Orhan
O
Ozturan
Ugur
U
Bicak
Cengiz
C
Yakinci
Mustafa
M
Akarcay
D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D004423:Ear / Q000503:physiopathology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors