Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem responses sensitivity assessment in cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats Avaliação da sensibilidade das emissões otoacústicas produtos de distorção e dos potenciais auditivos evocados de tronco encefálico na ototoxicidade por cisplatina em ratos

Cisplatin (cis-diamminedicloroplatinum) is an antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of a variety of cancers, especially head-and-neck cancer. Its ototoxicity, however, has been noted as a common side-effect which limits its use and causes significant morbidity. AIM: to assess distortion-product...

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Main Authors: Marcos Rabelo de Freitas, Viviane Carvalho da Silva, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito, José Valdir de Carvalho Junior, Raimundo Martins Gomes Junior, Ronaldo de Albuquerque Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942009000400002