Shaia F T, Albright P
Va Med. 1980 Jan;107(1):44-5.
The preceeding cases were selected to illustrate the contribution of BER audiometry in threshold testing for infants and malingerers, diagnosis of VIIIth nerve tumors, and identification of brainstem lesions. We feel, however, that these represent only the fundamental applications of BER and that a whole new diagnostic dimension wil evolve. The day only limitations of which the authors are aware in the use of brainstem evoked response is that a patient with a high tone sensorineural hearing loss may have abnormal wave forms or, if the high tone loss is severe, the waves may be totally absent. Brainstem evoked responses are unaffected by anesthesia and drugs. The patient does have to be relatively quiet during the test; this can be accomplished with sedation, if necessary.
前面的病例被选来说明脑干听觉诱发电位听力测定在婴儿和诈病者阈值测试、第八脑神经肿瘤诊断以及脑干病变识别中的作用。然而，我们认为这些仅代表了脑干听觉诱发电位的基本应用，而且一个全新的诊断层面将会发展。作者所意识到的在使用脑干诱发电位时仅有的局限性是，患有高音调感音神经性听力损失的患者可能有异常波形，或者，如果高音调损失严重，波形可能完全缺失。脑干诱发电位不受麻醉和药物影响。在测试过程中患者确实需要相对安静；如有必要，可通过镇静来实现。
