brainstem auditory evoked potential

brainstem auditory evoked potential
(BAEP) that portion of the auditory evoked potential which comes from the brainstem; abnormalities can be analyzed to evaluate comas, to support diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and to detect early posterior fossa tumors.

Brainstem auditory evoked potential elicited in a normal subject (A) and a patient with a structural lesion involving the upper pons (B); two trials are superimposed to show replicability.


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