[Forensic application of brainstem auditory evoked potential in patients with brain concussion].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate changes of brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) in patients with brain concussion.


METHODS
Nineteen patients with brain concussion were studied with BAEP examination. The data was compared to the healthy persons reported in literatures.


RESULTS
The abnormal rate of BAEP for patients with brain concussion was 89.5%. There was a statistically significant difference between the abnormal rate of patients and that of healthy persons (P<0.05). The abnormal rate of BAEP in the brainstem pathway for patients with brain concussion was 73.7%, indicating dysfunction of the brainstem in those patients.


CONCLUSIONS
BAEP might be helpful in forensic diagnosis of brain concussion.
Zheng
Xing-Bin
XB
Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637007, China. zxb9423@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Sheng-Yan
SY
Huang
Si-Xing
SX
Ma
Ke-Xin
KX
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult