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14582636

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
The detection of binaural interaction is of diagnostic interest in patients with central auditory processing disorders (CAPDs), as binaural hearing tasks are frequently affected in these patients. Owing to the comorbidity associated with disorders such as an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, pathological results in subjective tests often show extra-auditory factors such as reduced attention rather than impaired central auditory function. Therefore, objective measures for auditory processing disorders are essential. The binaural interaction component (BIC), which is the arithmetical difference between the sum of the monaurally evoked auditory potentials of each ear and the binaurally evoked brainstem potentials, has been used as an objective measure of binaural interaction in humans. BIC measurements can therefore be considered as a possible diagnostic tool in CAPD patients. One aim of the present study was to examine whether and to what extent BIC measurements are capable of differentiating between normal children and children 'at risk for CAPD'. BIC measurements were performed on 17 children at risk for CAPD and in a group of 25 children with normal results in the central audiometric tests used. Using the presence or absence of clearly demonstrable BIC waveforms as an indication of whether a CAPD is present or not, a sensitivity and specificity of 76% could be achieved. We conclude that BIC measurements might be of some diagnostic value in CAPD patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1499-2027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The binaural interaction component (BIC) in children with central auditory processing disorders (CAPD).
pubmed:affiliation
Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Homburg/Saar, Germany. hnowdel@med-rz.uni-sb.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study