Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response in HIV-Infected Patients With and Without AIDS

The purpose of this paper is to determine the type and frequency of brainstem auditory evoked potential abnormalities in HIV-infected patients with and without acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Brainstem auditory evoked potentials were performed in 44 HIV-infected patients; 22 of these patients were asymptomatic carriers and 22 presented clinical manifestation of AIDS at the time of the study. Twenty healthy young adults were studied as controls. When brainstem auditory evoked potentials were performed, none of the HIV-infected patients had neurologic clinical findings. The interwave intervals I–V showed significant differences ( p