Assessment of auditory brainstem function in lead-exposed children using stapedius muscle reflexes

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Counter, S A ^a,b   Buchanan, Leo H ^c,d   Ortega, Fernando ^e   Van Der Velde, Jeannette ^f   Borg, Erik ^g  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflex; Auditory nerve; Auditory nervous system; Brainstem; Facial nerve; Immittance; Impedance; Lead poisoning; Middle ear muscle; Stapedius

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC; STAPEDIUS;

EID: 79958768253     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.04.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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