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Brain stem auditory evoked potentials and blink reflexes in multiple sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

I. T. Ferguson ,
R. T. Ramsden  and
M. Lythgoe
I. T. Ferguson
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology Manchester Royal Infirmary.
R. T. Ramsden*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Manchester Royal Infirmary.
M. Lythgoe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Manchester Royal Infirmary.
*
Richard T. Ramsden, Consulant Otolaryngologist, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL.
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Summary

Brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) and the blink reflex (BR) were recorded from 50 patients with a wide spectrum of multiple sclerosis, to determine whether the combination of the two tests of brain stem function would yield a higher rate of abnormality than each test performed alone. Sixty-four per cent of patients had a BAEP abnormality and fifty-two per cent had an abnormal BR, but when the results were combined, seventy-six per cent were abnormal. The blink reflex was abnormal in all patients with symptoms suggestive of trigemino-facial pathology.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 7 , July 1985 , pp. 677 - 683
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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