Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_429
Definition
An early latency sound-evoked event-related potential.
Typically elicited by clicks or tone bursts, and more recently by complex stimuli such as speech, the ABR has a distinctive pattern of neural waves arising within the first 10 ms after stimulation. Uses of the ABR include hearing assessment, tumor detection, intraoperative monitoring. Also known as Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER).
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