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Evoked potential

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Evoked potential
A test of nerve response that uses electrodes placed on the scalp to measure brain reaction to a stimulus such as a touch.
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evoked potential,
n an electrical response in the brainstem or cerebral cortex that is elicited by a specific stimulus. This property of the brain may be used to monitor brain function during surgery.

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Steady-state evoked potential and behavioral hearing thresholds in a group of children with absent click-evoked auditory brainstem response.
Section IV is devoted to evoked potentials and related techniques.
The paraclinical (or laboratory) tests may include neuroimaging, with MRI or CT scanning, evoked potential studies, or CSF analysis.
 
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