The Indian Journal of Pediatrics

, Volume 64, Issue 5, pp 639–650 | Cite as

Brain stem evoked potentials in childhood neurological diseases

  • Rozáliá Kalmanchey
Symposium: Neurology-Part I
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Abstract

This review article tries to highlight the most important information available at present on the use of brainstem acoustic evoked potentials (BAEPs) in child neurology. It lists the main original papers with considerable materials and discusses the main territories of use in child neurology according to the diagnosis. Particular emphasis has been placed on the neurodegenerative and neurometabolic disorders, asphyxia, head trauma, brain tumours, autoimmune NS diseases and evaluation of dizziness. It summarizes the importance of BAEPs in child neurology relying, on the data from the literature and the experience and opinion of the author.

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Brainstem acoustic evoked potentials Childhood neurological diseases 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Rozáliá Kalmanchey
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PediatricsSemmelweis University Medical School BudapestHungary

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