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Year: 2015  Vol. 19   Num. 2  - Apr/June - (13º)
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378137
Section: Original Article
 
Auditory Brainstem Response in Term and Preterm Infants with Neonatal Complications: The Importance of the Sequential Evaluation
Author(s):
Daniela da Silva, Priscila Lopez, Jair Cortez Mantovani
Key words:
neonatology - evoked potentials - auditory brainstem
Abstract:

Introduction: Literature data are not conclusive as to the influence of neonatal complications in the maturational process of the auditory system observed by auditory brainstem response (ABR) in infants at term and preterm.

Objectives: Check the real influence of the neonatal complications in infants by the sequential auditory evaluation.

Methods: Historical cohort study in a tertiary referral center. A total of 114 neonates met inclusion criteria: treatment at the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program of the local hospital; at least one risk indicator for hearing loss; presence in both evaluations (the first one after hospital discharge from the neonatal unit and the second one at 6 months old); all latencies in ABR and transient otoacoustic emissions present in both ears.

Results: The complications that most influenced the ABR findings were Apgar scores less than 6 at 5 minutes, gestational age, intensive care unit stay, peri-intraventricular hemorrhage, and mechanical ventilation.

Conclusion: Sequential auditory evaluation is necessary in premature and term newborns with risk indicators for hearing loss to correctly identify injuries in the auditory pathway.

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