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Robert W Keith

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PubMed2006

Development and standardization of single and double dichotic digit tests in the Malay language.

Single and double dichotic digit tests in Malay language were developed and standardized as an initial attempt to incorporate tests of auditory processing within the scope of audiology practice in Malaysia. Normative data under free recall, directed right-ear first, and directed left-ear first listening conditions were determined using 120 Malay children between the ages of 6 and 11 years old with normal hearing and normal academic performance. Test-retest reliability was assessed in 15 of the study subjects. In general, the double dichotic digit test produced greater differences in scores between age groups, and a greater right-ear advantage than the single dichotic digit test. In addition, the double dichotic digit test also had higher test-retest reliability. These findings suggest the double dichotic digit test is more clinically applicable.

Acoustic Stimulation↗
PubMed2003

A third-degree burn caused by a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode during spinal surgery: a case report.

STUDY DESIGN: A case report is presented. OBJECTIVE: To report a previously undescribed complication related to use of a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode and electrosurgery during spinal surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Although electrosurgery is one of the most commonly used technologies in the operating room, its electrophysical properties, including the potential for complications, are poorly understood by many surgeons. Complications related to the use of electrosurgical instruments, monitoring electrodes, and radiofrequency current are underreported in the literature. METHODS: Clinical case analysis and investigation report were used. RESULTS: A case of third-degree skin burn at the site of a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode during posterior spinal fusion surgery is described. CONCLUSIONS: A burn resulting from a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode is rare. However, surgeons and electrophysiologists should be familiar with this potential complication in order to prevent it.

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