Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs) in perinatal asphyxtic infants, performed during and/or after therapeutic hypothermia (TH). A group of 27 patients enrolled for TH secondary to perinatal asphyxiated performed BAEPs: 8 pt during and after TH; 8 pt during TH and 11 pt only after TH. For all BAEPS absolute latency and Interpeak latencies (IPL) were evaluated. One patient, died after TH, showed absence of all bilateral waves. Another patient showed monolateral absence of III–V waves. The other 25 patients showed normal BAEPS. Patients, who performed BAEPS during and after TH (7 pt), presented a significant reduction of absolute latency and IPL after TH. Cooling seems to increase absolute and interpeak latencies of Brainstem Evoked Potentials, regarding peripheral VIII nerves and central generators.
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