| Auditory Brainstem Evoked Responses in Hyperbilirubinemic Neonates. |
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Eun Yong Lee1, Pyung Hwa Chee1, Sei Joo Kim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| 신생아 황달에서의 Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response에 관한 연구
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이은용1, 최평화1, 김세주2 |
1고려대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2고려대학교 의과대학 재활의학 교실 |
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| Abstract |
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An association between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and hearing loss has been found in several
studies. Because auditory brainstem evoked responses (ABR) may be useful tool for the monitoring
of early bilirubin txicity in hyperbilirubinemic neonates, ABR in 16 fullterm neonates with serum
total bilirubin values 15 mg/dl were compared with the responses in 17 control neonates.
The results were as follows:
1) The statistically significant absence of wave I, II，and III was noted in hyperbilirubinemic group
compared with that in control group.
2) The peak latency of wave I in hyperbilirubinemic group was significantly longer than that in control group.
3) There was no significant difference in the interpeak latency wave V to wave I between two groups.
In conclusion, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with aberrations of auditory brainstem
evoked responses. And the auditory lesions may not be concerned with brainstem function but
situated in the auditory nerve.
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| Key Words:
Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response, Hyperbilirubinemia
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