Auditory brainstem maturation in normal‐hearing infants born preterm: a meta‐analysis

Children born preterm often have neurodevelopmental problems later in life. Abnormal maturation of the auditory brainstem in the presence of normal hearing might be a marker for these problems. We conducted a meta‐analysis of auditory brainstem response (ABR) latencies at term age to describe differences in auditory brainstem maturation between normal‐hearing preterm and term‐born infants.

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