Background Neonatal interventions are largely focused on reduction of mortality and
progression towards Millennium Development Goal 4 (child survival). However, little is …

One child in 750 is bom with a handicapping hearing impairment. The methods available to
screen and evaluate infants at risk (auditory brainstem responses, middle latency …

Hearing thresholds were established in preterm and term newborn infants by auditory
brainstemresponses in the first week of life. The presence of wave V was the criterion for …

Neonatal neurology Page 1 Neonatal Neurology Fourth Edition Page 2 Editor: Susan Pioli
Developmental Editor: Joan Ryan Project Manager: Glenys Norquay Designer: Stewart …

Objectives This article describes the design of a multicenter study sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of three …

The papers presented in this volume, written by active and well-known researchers, discuss
experimental research that has validated the importance of infancy in individual …

Auditory brainstem response screening at 40 and 60 dB was conducted in 100 infants in the
neonatal intensive care unit to determine initial failure rate and prevalence of abnormality on …

Numerous techniques have been used in attempts to find a reliable and efficient screening
method for determining auditory function in the newborn. The brainstem auditory evoked …

Eleven high-risk infants who had normal auditory brainstem responses at the time of
discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit were found on follow-up between 13 and 48 …

The correlation between the functional and morphological maturation of the auditory
pathway was studied in preterm and term infants, children and adults. As to the auditory …