Diagnosis of deafness in a horse by brainstem auditory evoked potential.
Deafness was confirmed in a blue-eyed, 3-year-old, overo paint horse by brainstem auditory evoked potential. Congenital inherited deafness associated with lack of facial pigmentation was suspected. Assessment of hearing should be considered, especially in paint horses, at the time of pre-purchase examination. Brainstem auditory evoked potential assessment is well tolerated and accurate.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
Malte M
MM
Harland
Allison J
AJ
Stewart
Arvle E
AE
Marshall
Ellen B
EB
Belknap
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity