Brain-stem auditory evoked response (BAER): normative study in children and adults

The influences of age and sex on the BAER latency values are analysed in a non-clinical sample of adults and children. We found (1) that BAER values vary according to age and sex, but for the III-V interpeak latency (IPL); (2) that the age effect is more important than the sex effect on absolute latency (AL) II, III and V; (3) that there is a significant sex effect on the I-III IPL. Comparisons to other studies are made: we find differences but no contradiction. This is briefly discussed.