BAER (BERA) -Delhi

BAER (BERA) - Delhi

1. Head should be clean & not oily. Please wash head if oily. 
2. Please don’t stay empty stomach. Eat meal before BAER.
3. Continue regular medication as advised. No need to stop / change medication routine. 
4. Patient expected to lie down without moving for 45-60 min for BAER. Children may require oral sedation . For effective oral sedation – keep child fasting, bring his favorite meal with you. When child is hungry & tired because of crying, he gets full meal & oral sedative like Syrup Pedichloryl / Phenargan etc he is likely to go to sleep. This is effective with younger children. Avoid oral sedation if cold / fever with nasal block. 
5. Rarely IV sedation may be advised by your Dr. We need 5 hrs fasting, normal CBC, LFT, KFT etc for this . There should be no routine cough & cold  / nasal blockage. Even then patient to be evaluated by our anesthetist before IV sedation. Patient to be kept nil orally after IV sedation as advised by anesthetist. 

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Description

The electroencephalogram (EEG) is available at the Delhi and Noida facilities. It is a test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to the scalp. Brain cells communicate via electrical impulses and are active all the time, even during asleep. This activity shows up as wavy lines on an EEG recording. An EEG is one of the main diagnostic tests for epilepsy. An EEG can also play a role in diagnosing other brain disorders.¹

 

Electromyography (EMG) is available at the Delhi and Noida facilities. It measures muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle. The test is used to help detect neuromuscular abnormalities.²

 

The brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) is available at the Delhi and Noida facilities. It iis an objective neurophysiological method for the evaluation of the hearing threshold and diagnosing retrocochlear lesions.³

 

A nerve conduction study (NCS), also called nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is available at the Delhi and Noida facilities. measures how fast an electrical impulse moves through your nerve. NCV can identify nerve damage.⁴

 

References:

1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/eeg/about/pac-20393875 (accessed on 11/19/2022)
2. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/electromyography-emg (accessed on 11/19/2022)
3. Al-Kandari JM, Alshuaib WB, Joe M. BERA in children with hearing loss and delayed speech. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol. 2006 Jan-Feb;46(1):43-9. PMID: 16607866.
4. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=92&contentid=p07657 (accessed on 11/19/2022)