Auditory late potentials in normal-hearing adult subjects with Down's syndrome

• Published in: Otology & neurotology Vol. 33; no. 7; p. 1113
• Main Authors: Arisi, Elena, Forti, Stella, Amadeo, Chiara, Fagnani, Enrico, Filipponi, Eliana, Iacona, Elisabetta, Ambrosetti, Umberto, Cesarani, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Auditory Cortex - physiopathology; Auditory Threshold - physiology; Down Syndrome - physiopathology; Electroencephalography; Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Prospective Studies; Reaction Time - physiology

Several studies have demonstrated that adult subjects with Down's syndrome (DS) and hearing impairments show significantly delayed latencies in auditory late potentials (ALPs). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the differences were still present in ALPs in an adult DS population...