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Original Article

Auditory steady-state evoked potentials vs. compound action potentials for the measurement of suppression tuning curves in the sedated dog puppy

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Pages 455-462 | Received 13 Jul 2009, Accepted 14 Jan 2010, Published online: 19 May 2010
 

Abstract

Abstract

Auditory steady-state evoked potential (ASSEP) tuning curves were compared to compound action potential (CAP) tuning curves, both measured at 2 Hz, using sedated beagle puppies. The effect of two types of masker (narrowband noise and sinusoidal) on the tuning curve parameters was assessed. Whatever the masker type, CAP tuning curve parameters were qualitatively and quantitatively similar to the ASSEP ones, with a similar inter-subject variability, but with a greater incidence of upward tip displacement. Whatever the procedure, sinusoidal maskers produced sharper tuning curves than narrow-band maskers. Although these differences are not likely to have significant implications for clinical work, from a fundamental point of view, their origin requires further investigations. The same amount of time was needed to record a CAP and an ASSEP 13-point tuning curve. The data further validate the ASSEP technique, which has the advantages of having a smaller tendency to produce upward tip shifts than the CAP technique. Moreover, being non invasive, ASSEP tuning curves can be easily repeated over time in the same subject for clinical and research purposes.

Sumario

Se compararon las curvas de afinamiento de los potenciales evocados auditivos de estado estable (ASSEP) con las curvas de afinamiento de los potenciales compuestos de acción (CAD), ambas medidas a 2 Hz, utilizando cachorros de Beagle sedados. Se evaluó el efecto de dos tipos de enmascarador (ruido de banda estrecha y ruido sinusoidal) sobre los parámetros de la curva de afinamiento. Sin importar el tipo de enmascarador, los parámetros de la curva de afinamiento de los CAP fueron cuantitativa y cualitativamente similares a los de los ASSEP, con una variabilidad inter-sujeto similar, pero con una incidencia mayor de desplazamiento de la punta ascendente. Sin importar el procedimiento, los enmascaradores sinusoidales produjeron curvas de afinamiento más agudas que los enmascaradores de banda estrecha. Aunque estas diferencias no parece que puedan tener implicaciones significativas para el trabajo clínico, desde un punto de vista fundamental, su origen requiere de mayores investigaciones. Se requirió la misma cantidad de tiempo para registrar una curva de afinamiento de 13 puntos de CAP y de ASSEP. La información validó más aún la técnica de los ASSEP, que tiene la ventaja de mostrar una menor tendencia a producir desplazamientos de punta ascendente que la técnica de CAP. Más aún, por ser no invasivas, las curvas de afinamiento de los ASSEP pueden ser repetidas fácilmente en el tiempo, en el mismo sujeto, para propósitos clínicos y de investigación.

Acknowledgements

We thank two reviewers for helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper. This work was supported by the grants from the ‘Belgian Kids Foundation’, the ‘David and Alice Van Buuren Foundation’, and the ‘Gosset Foundation’ to Emily Markessis; the Belgian FNRS to Luc Poncelet and to Ingrid Hoonhorst; and the ‘Loicq Foundation’, the ‘FER’, and the ‘Brugmann Foundation’ to Paul Deltenre. The work of Brian Moore was supported by the MRC (UK).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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