Evoked Potentials (definition)

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Definition: Electrical waves in the CEREBRAL CORTEX generated by BRAIN STEM structures in response to auditory click stimuli. These are found to be abnormal in many patients with CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE lesions, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, or other DEMYELINATING DISEASES.

IM; DF: BAEP
See Also Audiometry, Evoked Response

Other names Auditory Brain Stem Evoked Responses; Acoustic Evoked Brain Stem Potentials; Evoked Responses, Auditory, Brain Stem; Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials; Responses, Auditory Brainstem; Response, Auditory Brainstem; Brainstem Responses, Auditory; Brainstem Response, Auditory; Auditory Brainstem Response; Evoked Responses, Auditory, Brainstem; Evoked Response, Auditory, Brain Stem; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brainstem; Evoked Response, Auditory, Brainstem; Evoked Potential, Auditory, Brainstem; Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials; Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential; Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential; Auditory Brainstem Responses; Auditory Brainstem Evoked Responses; Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response

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Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem