A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months
Background: Malnutrition is a public health concern in India. According to NFHS-5, the number of children under 5 years who are stunted (less height-for-age) and underweight (less weight-for-age) in India, are 35.5% and 32.1%, respectively. Many researchers reported that malnutrition affects myelina...
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| description | Background: Malnutrition is a public health concern in India. According to NFHS-5, the number of children under 5 years who are stunted (less height-for-age) and underweight (less weight-for-age) in India, are 35.5% and 32.1%, respectively. Many researchers reported that malnutrition affects myelination and neural maturation of the auditory brainstem pathway.
Aims and Objectives: In this study, auditory evoked potential (AEP) parameters were studied in severly acute malnutrition (SAM) children of 6 months to <5 years of age.
Materials and Methods: Fifty children, with severely malnourished (Their weighted age was 51–60% of the expected weight, and height for age <85% of the expected height) and 50 healthy children (with weight >80% of expected with normal height for their age), aged 6–59 months were included in the study. The parameters of AEPs were recorded using RMS-EMG EP MARK II, a 4-channel machine.
Results: In our study, 30 (60%) males and 20 (40%) females had severe acute malnutrition. There were significant differences in the mean latencies of the waves I to V and the mean interpeak latencies (IPLs) of the waves I-III and I-V on the right and left ears between the study and control groups (P<0.05). The mean IPLs of I-III and I-V on the right side were found to be longer in the SAM group than in the control group (P<0.05. While the mean absolute peak latencies of wave, I found prolonged on both ears in the children with SAM (P<0.05).
Conclusion: In the present study, severely acute malnourished children showed changes in AEPs characterized by absolute wave prolonged latencies and interpeak intervals compared with normally nourished children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-217572cb430d4ff9947964f0393ac56f2023-05-01T15:23:07ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762023-05-011457580https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i5.49424A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 monthsAnju Agarwal 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2796-0610Virendra Verma 1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7846-0603Prachi Arya 2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4343-0740Neetu Sharma 3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-5014Ajit Singh Rajput 4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-369XSenior Resident, Department of Physiology, Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Professor, Department of Physiology, Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Background: Malnutrition is a public health concern in India. According to NFHS-5, the number of children under 5 years who are stunted (less height-for-age) and underweight (less weight-for-age) in India, are 35.5% and 32.1%, respectively. Many researchers reported that malnutrition affects myelination and neural maturation of the auditory brainstem pathway. Aims and Objectives: In this study, auditory evoked potential (AEP) parameters were studied in severly acute malnutrition (SAM) children of 6 months to <5 years of age. Materials and Methods: Fifty children, with severely malnourished (Their weighted age was 51–60% of the expected weight, and height for age <85% of the expected height) and 50 healthy children (with weight >80% of expected with normal height for their age), aged 6–59 months were included in the study. The parameters of AEPs were recorded using RMS-EMG EP MARK II, a 4-channel machine. Results: In our study, 30 (60%) males and 20 (40%) females had severe acute malnutrition. There were significant differences in the mean latencies of the waves I to V and the mean interpeak latencies (IPLs) of the waves I-III and I-V on the right and left ears between the study and control groups (P<0.05). The mean IPLs of I-III and I-V on the right side were found to be longer in the SAM group than in the control group (P<0.05. While the mean absolute peak latencies of wave, I found prolonged on both ears in the children with SAM (P<0.05). Conclusion: In the present study, severely acute malnourished children showed changes in AEPs characterized by absolute wave prolonged latencies and interpeak intervals compared with normally nourished children.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/49424auditory evoked potentials; severe acute malnutrition; children under 5 years; interpeak latencies |
| spellingShingle | Anju Agarwal Virendra Verma Prachi Arya Neetu Sharma Ajit Singh Rajput A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months Asian Journal of Medical Sciences auditory evoked potentials; severe acute malnutrition; children under 5 years; interpeak latencies |
| title | A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months |
| title_full | A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months |
| title_short | A cross-sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6–59 months |
| title_sort | cross sectional study of severe acute malnutrition impact on auditory evoked potentials in children age 6 59 months |
| topic | auditory evoked potentials; severe acute malnutrition; children under 5 years; interpeak latencies |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/49424 |
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