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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The location by early auditory evoked potentials (EAEP) of acoustic nerve and brainstem demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS).
E. SchäferH. LeitnerH. C. HopfK. Maurersubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyAuditory PathwaysMultiple SclerosisAudiologyMidbrainLesionmedicineHumansAgedMultiple sclerosisMiddle AgedVestibulocochlear Nervemedicine.diseasePonsAuditory brainstem responseNeurologySynapsesMedulla oblongataAuditory PerceptionEvoked Potentials AuditoryFemalesense organsNeurology (clinical)Brainstemmedicine.symptomPsychologyBrain Stemdescription
Tone pips of suprathreshold intensities elicit an acoustic nerve response (I) and six low amplitude brainstem potentials (II-VII) during the initial 10 ms. Seven waves were studied in 40 control subjects and 5 waves (I-V) in 47 patients with MS. The results suggest involvement of the auditory pathway of 24 of 27 patients in the clinically "definite", of 5 of 9 cases in the "probable" and in none of 5 patients in the "possible" MS groups. EAEPs were normal in 6 cases with a spinal form with one exception where changes of potential were indicative of a midbrain lesion. Dysfunction within the acoustic pathway was observed at the level of the acoustic nerve and in the medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain. The significance of the bilateral EAEP abnormalities found in some patients at different levels is discussed with regard to a polytopic location of the underlying lesion.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-04-01 | Journal of neurology |