Brainstem auditory evoked response in newborns with hyperbilirubinemia.
Indian Pediatr
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1998 Jun; 35(6): 513-8
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-11031
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the initial Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER) abnormalities in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia and the possible reversibility of abnormal BAER after therapy.DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study.SETTING:
Tertiary care hospital.SUBJECTS:
30 term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia (S. bilirubin < 15 mg/dl) as cases and 25 normal term neonates as controls.METHODS:
Duration of study was from August 1995 to August 1996. BAER were recorded before therapy at peak hyperbilirubinemia, after therapy, and the age of 2-4 months using electric response audiometer (Nihon Neuropack Four Machine). Denver Development Screening Test (Denver II) was performed at 1 year of age.RESULTS:
Seventeen out of thirty (56.7%) neonates with hyperbilirubinemia showed abnormalities on initial BAER. Commonest abnormality seen was raised threshold of wave V in 12 neonates (40%). Other abnormalities observed were absence of all waves at 90 dB (23.3%), prolongation of latencies of various waves (26.7%) and prolongation of various intervals (26.7%). Abnormalities in BAER correlated significantly with bilirubin level. After therapy abnormalities reverted back to normal in 10 cases but persisted in 7 out of 17 (41.17%) cases with initial abnormal BAER. Development screening at 1 yr was abnormal in 3 infants all of whom had persistent abnormalities in BAER.CONCLUSION:
Serial BAER is a useful, non invasive tool to detect neurodevelopment delay secondary to neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
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Main subject:
Auditory Threshold
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Bilirubin
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Case-Control Studies
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Mass Screening
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Prospective Studies
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Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Type of study:
Observational study
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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