01438nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001000073653001500083653001000098653003200108653001100140653001100151653001200162653000900174653001600183100001500199700001400214700001500228700001500243700001500258245005300273300001000326490000700336520077900343022001401122       1988                            d  c1988 May 2110aAdolescent10aAdult10aBrain Stem10aChild10aEvoked Potentials, Auditory10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aBartel P R1 aBaker M K1 aCombrink P1 aRobinson E1 aMeyden C H00aAuditory brainstem evoked potentials in leprosy.  a593-60 v733 a<p>An electrophysiological study of conduction in the auditory nerve and brainstem auditory pathways using the brainstem auditory evoked potential was undertaken in a group of 47 leprosy patients. There were no statistically significant differences between mean conduction times (interpeak latencies) in the leprosy and the control groups. Abnormal interpeak latencies were encountered in 3 leprosy patients, 1 of whom had a positive serological test for syphilis. In the remaining 2 patients, caudal pathway dysfunction (I-III interpeak latency abnormality) was indicated but specific auditory nerve involvement (an abnormally prolonged I-II interpeak latency) was not demonstrated. An explanation for these findings, other than the patients' disease, was not apparent.</p>  a0256-9574