Electrophysiological findings of brainstem auditory evoked potentials in infants with down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: to summarize the evidence on the electrophysiological findings in the auditory brainstem response (ABR) in infants with DS.

Material And Methods: This is a systematic review study, whose protocol was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO CRD42023424139) and conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Observational studies were included: cross-sectional and cohort studies that performed ABR evaluation in infants with DS up to two years of age, which had their results compared with normal infants, of the same age group.