Auditory brainstem response in neonates: influence of gender and weight/gestational age ratio

• Main Authors: Rosanna M. Giaffredo Angrisani (Author), Ana Paula D. Bautzer (Author), Carla Gentile Matas (Author), Marisa Frasson de Azevedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of gender and weight/gestational age ratio on the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) in preterm (PT) and term (T) newborns. METHODS: 176 newborns were evaluated by ABR; 88 were preterm infants - 44 females (22 small and 22 appropriate for gestational age) and 4...