VEP and PERG in patients with multiple sclerosis, with and without a history of optic neuritis

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 134 - Trang 185-193 - 2017
M. Janáky1, Á. Jánossy1, G. Horváth2, G. Benedek2, G. Braunitzer3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
3Laboratory for Perception & Cognition and Clinical Neuroscience, Nyírő Gyula Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

Tóm tắt

Visual electrophysiology is routinely used to detect the visual complications of multiple sclerosis, but the analysis mostly focuses on visual evoked potential (VEP) and especially the P100 component. Our goal was to analyze the components and waveform alterations of VEPs and pattern electroretinograms (PERGs) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with good vision. The main VEP and PERG components of 85 patients with MS were analyzed in two groups: 38 patients who had optic neuritis in their history (ON group) and 47 patients who had never had optic neuritis (MS group). The results were compared against a control group of 47 healthy subjects. Both VEP and PERG alterations occurred in a greater number of patients than expected, and these alterations were not necessarily linked to ON in the history or a deterioration of visual acuity. Both VEP and PERG can detect dysfunction in the visual system in MS, even if the patient has no subjective symptoms. Even if PERG is not routinely used in neuro-ophthalmology, the results suggest that PERG assessment may provide useful information describing the retinal defect in MS.

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