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Auditory brain stem potentials with alcohol

  • Kenneth C. Squires*
  • , Nai Shin Chu
  • , Arnold Starr
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of California at Irvine

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Abstract

Auditory brain stem potentials were recorded from unrestrained rats and from cats paralyzed with Flaxedil®, before and after ingestion of intoxicating dosages of alcohol. The acute effect of alcohol was a cumulative increase in the central conduction times of successive brain stem potentials peaks. Statistically significant latency changes were found for peaks attributed to neural structures as far peripherally as the medulla. This depressive influence of alcohol on sensory transmission was independent of variations in stimulus intensity and body temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-584
Number of pages8
JournalElectroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume45
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 1978
Externally publishedYes

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