%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Infant Prematurity on Auditory Brainstem Response at Preschool Age
%A Sara Hasani
%A Zahra Jafari
%J Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
%D 2013
%I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
%X Introduction: Preterm birth is a risk factor for a number of conditions that requires comprehensive examination. Our study was designed to investigate the impact of preterm birth on the processing of auditory stimuli and brain structures at the brainstem level at a preschool age.   Materials and Methods: An auditory brainstem response (ABR) test was performed with low rates of stimuli in 60 children aged 4 to 6 years. Thirty subjects had been born following a very preterm labor or late-preterm labor and 30 control subjects had been born following a full-term labor.   Results: Significant differences in the ABR test result were observed in terms of the inter-peak intervals of the I¨CIII and III¨CV waves, and the absolute latency of the III wave (P
%K Auditory brainstem responses
%K Child
%K Click stimuli
%K Latency
%K Premature
%K infant
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