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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
Published on: December 8, 2014
[Forensic application of brainstem auditory evoked potential in patients with brain concussion]
Xing-Bin Zheng1, Sheng-Yan Li, Si-Xing Huang
1Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637007, China. zxb9423@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To investigate changes of brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) in patients with brain concussion.
Methods:
Nineteen patients with brain concussion were studied with BAEP examination. The data was compared to the healthy persons reported in literatures.
Results:
The abnormal rate of BAEP for patients with brain concussion was 89.5%. There was a statistically significant difference between the abnormal rate of patients and that of healthy persons (P<0.05). The abnormal rate of BAEP in the brainstem pathway for patients with brain concussion was 73.7%, indicating dysfunction of the brainstem in those patients.
Conclusion:
BAEP might be helpful in forensic diagnosis of brain concussion.
