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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Variations in amplitude and latency of P1, N1 and P2 waves of AER induced by increasing the stimulus intensity (augmenting-reducing) were measured in PSP patients and compared to those observed in normal subjects. The studied population included 17 patients (10 male, 7 female, mean age 66 +/- 8 yr) with a typical PSP symptomatology and 17 normal subjects (10 male, 7 female, mean age 66 +/- 9 yr). All subjects from both the groups showed a normal auditory threshold (less than 30 db SPL or a moderately increased threshold never exceeding 10 db SPL). Nine patients had normal BAER; 4 patients showed an abnormal III wave; 3 patients showed an abnormal V wave. One patient had a poorly individualized BAER. Latencies and amplitudes of P1, N1 and P2 waves derived from Cz and Fz (linked ear reference) were studied with 50, 60, 70 and 80 db intensities and for each patient slopes of amplitude-stimulus intensity and latency-stimulus intensity curves were studied. Although patients showed decreased AER amplitudes, the augmenting-reducing phenomenon was not different from controls regarding either latency or amplitude changes with increasing stimulus intensity. Previous studies had established a negative correlation between the augmenting-reducing responses and HVA levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Similarity of augmenting-reducing mechanisms in PSP and normal subjects favors the hypothesis of unimpaired mesocortical and mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways in PSP. This hypothesis is also supported by postmortem studies using biochemical markers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0987-7053
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Auditory evoked responses (AER) and augmenting-reducing phenomenon in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
pubmed:affiliation
Explorations fonctionnelles neurologie, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article