Assessment of brainstem function in Chiari II malformation utilizing brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), blink reflex and masseter reflex
| Autor: | Dieter Voth, Hanns Christian Hopf, August Ermert, Rainer Boor, Cordula Hölker, Peter P. Urban, Manfred Schwarz, Jürgen Koehler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male Meningomyelocele Adolescent genetic structures Central nervous system Signs and symptoms Sensitivity and Specificity Central nervous system disease Developmental Neuroscience Reflex Evoked Potentials Auditory Brain Stem otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Corneal reflex Child Blinking Masseter Muscle business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Arnold-Chiari Malformation medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Neurology (clinical) Brainstem business Jaw jerk reflex Normal brainstem Brain Stem Hydrocephalus |
| Zdroj: | Brain and Development. 22:417-420 |
| ISSN: | 0387-7604 |
| Popis: | Brainstem dysfunction was evaluated in 67 patients with myelomeningocele and Chiari II malformation using brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), blink reflex (BR) and masseter reflex (MR). Signs and symptoms related to Chiari II malformation were observed in 18 patients while 49 patients had normal brainstem findings. BAEP and BR showed a higher sensitivity of brainstem involvement than MR (BAEP=1.0, BR=0.83, MR=0.50). BR, and in particular, MR were of higher accuracy (BR=0.52, MR=0.72) than BAEP (0.39) in separating patients with brainstem signs and symptoms related to Chiari II malformation. We feel that this is due to anatomic and physiologic peculiarities of the brainstem structures mediating BR and MR. Our results suggest that brainstem reflexes can support the decision of further treatment. |
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