Delayed maturation of auditory-evoked responses in growth-restricted fetuses revealed by magnetoencephalographic recordings

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2008.04.014 Byline: Isabelle Kiefer (a), Eric Siegel (c), Hubert Preissl (b), Maureen Ware (d), Burkhard Schauf (a), Curtis Lowery (d), Hari Eswaran (d) Keywords: auditory-evoked response; fetal brain development; fetal magnetoencephalography; intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate fetal brain development of growth-restricted fetuses with auditory evoked responses (AER) that were recorded by the noninvasive magnetoencephalographic technique. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany (b) MEG Center, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany (c) Department of Biostatistics, SARA Research Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (d) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SARA Research Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR Article History: Received 10 July 2007; Accepted 7 April 2008 Article Note: (footnote) Cite this article as: Kiefer I, Siegel E, Preissl H, et al. Delayed maturation of auditory-evoked responses in growth-restricted fetuses revealed by magnetoencephalographic recordings. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:503.e1-503.e7. , Funded by NINDS/National Institutes of Health Grant R01NS36277 and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GZ:KI 1306/1-1.