Study of brainstem auditory evoked potentials in early diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis

Introduction: Congenital toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease with high prevalence in tropical countries. It is characterized by neurological, ophthalmological and auditory sequelae.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the brainstem auditory evoked potential in infants age...

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Autores: Aline Almeida Fontes, Sirley Alves da Silva Carvalho, Glaucia Manzan Queiroz de Andrade, Ericka Viana Machado Carellos, Roberta Maia Castro Romanelli, Luciana Macedo de Resende
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/57437
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57437
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Auditory evoked potentials
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Electrophysiology
Hearing
Potenciais Evocados Auditivos
Toxoplamosmose congênita
Eletrofisiologia
Potenciais evocados auditivos
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Sumario:Introduction: Congenital toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease with high prevalence in tropical countries. It is characterized by neurological, ophthalmological and auditory sequelae.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the brainstem auditory evoked potential in infants aged 1---3 months diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis and to compare them with infants of the same age group without the infection.Methods: This is an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study in which brainstem auditory evoked potential was investigated in infants with congenital toxoplasmosis. The following audiological exams were performed: transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions, clinical and automatic brainstem auditory evoked potential.