Use of middle latency auditory evoked potentials in children: an integrative review Uso do potencial evocado auditivo de média latência em populações infantis: uma revisão integrativa

This study aimed to investigate on the literature the utility of Auditory middle latency response in children focusing on the study of the auditory system on its normal and deviant processes. The integrative review of the scientific literature consisted in the search for studies using databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Scielo. The descriptors used for the search were: “auditory middle latency response” “auditory middle latency potential”, and “children” “child”, “childhood”, “maturation”, “development”. Selection criteria: The studies were complete papers, which participants were children submitted to examination of the AMRL. The individually analysis of the studies verified the aspects related to the purpose of the research, the applied methodology, and the conclusion of each study. Were selected a total of 21 articles, among them eleven studies from PubMed, eight studies from Scopus, and two studies from Scielo. Of the total 21 articles, six of them were performed with healthy children, four examined the components of this potential in children with language disorders or specific language disorder, four studies assessed children with cochlear implants and seven children with other changes. This integrative review showed the importance of research auditory middle latency response in children. Based on this, a more accurate and early diagnosis of patients with alterations language, speech or learning and auditory processing disorders were allowed. Moreover, it was observed the evolution on theraupeutic monitoring.