ABNORMAL AUDITORY EVOKED-POTENTIALS IN EARLY INFANCY MALNUTRITION

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BARNET, AB [1 ]
WEISS, IP [1 ]
SOTILLO, MV [1 ]
OHLRICH, ES [1 ]
SHKUROVICH, M [1 ]
CRAVIOTO, J [1 ]
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[1] HOSP NINO,SISTEMA NACL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL FAMILIA,MEXICO CITY,MEXICO
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10.1126/science.96529
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Computer-averaged auditory evoked potentials were found to be abnormal in infants hospitalized because of severe malnutrition (marasmus). They improved as the infants' somatic growth improved during the course of treatment, but were still deviant at the time of discharge from the hospital and at subsequent out-patient follow-up. Abnormalities in evoked potentials may reflect a long-lasting effect of malnutrition on brain function. Copyright © 1978 AAAS.
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