Visual Evoked Potentials and Disorders of Visual Function in Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy

Using recording of visual evoked potentials (VEP), we examined 126 children (from 1 to 14 years old) suffering from spastic forms of cerebral palsy. In the overwhelming majority of cases (84.1%), we found in these patients significant modifications of the VEP related to dysfunctions of the visual an...

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Published inNeurophysiology (New York) Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 223 - 229
Main Author Kolker, I. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.05.2004
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Summary:Using recording of visual evoked potentials (VEP), we examined 126 children (from 1 to 14 years old) suffering from spastic forms of cerebral palsy. In the overwhelming majority of cases (84.1%), we found in these patients significant modifications of the VEP related to dysfunctions of the visual analyzer system at different levels of the latter. We analyzed correlation of clinical manifestations of the disease with deviations of the VEP characteristics from the age norm. We conclude that an EEG examination, including VEP recording, allows one to obtain objective estimates of disorders of the visual function in the studied population of patients.
ISSN:0090-2977
1573-9007
DOI:10.1023/B:NEPH.0000048347.03524.3d