| Maturation of the auditory brainstem in low risk-preterm infants: a comparison with age-matched full term infants up to 6 years. | |
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PMID: 7671845 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Whether preterm birth has a significant effect on the maturation of the human brain remains an equivocal issue. Since experience plays a crucial role in the development of the brain, it is conceivable that extra-uterine preterm exposure could exert some effects on the maturation of the developing human brain. The present study compared the post-term maturation of the central components of brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) in low risk preterm infants with that of age-matched full term infants up to 6 years. The preterm infants demonstrated similar maturational profiles to those of the term infants in both interpeak intervals and amplitude measures. No systematic, statistically significant differences were found between the preterm and term infants in any of the BAER variables although the I-V interval tended to be slightly shortened in the prematurely born infants. These results suggest that preterm birth or earlier exposure to sound environment extra utero is unlikely to lead to significant neurophysiological consequence in the developing auditory brainstem of low risk infants. |
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Authors:
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Z D Jiang |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Early human development Volume: 42 ISSN: 0378-3782 ISO Abbreviation: Early Hum. Dev. Publication Date: 1995 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-10-19 Completed Date: 1995-10-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708381 Medline TA: Early Hum Dev Country: IRELAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 49-65 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Child Health, Children's Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, P.R.C. |
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Aging
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physiology* Brain Stem / growth & development*, physiology Child Child, Preschool Cochlea / physiology Cohort Studies Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / physiology Gestational Age Hearing Disorders / epidemiology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / growth & development*, physiology Risk Factors |
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