NEUROLOGY 1986;36:578-581
© 1986 American Academy of Neurology

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Visual evoked response in head trauma: pattern-shift stimulus

NK Gupta, NP Verma, MA Guidice and KA Kooi

Studies of visual evoked potentials in head injuries have all utilized the flash stimulus. We studied the efficacy of monocular pattern-shift visual evoked potentials (PSVEPs) in eliciting residual dysfunction of the visual pathways in 33 patients 6 to 24 months after head injury. Those with ocular trauma or ocular pathology were not included. Abnormal PSVEPs were seen in one-third of 33 head-injured patients. Only 1 (11%) of 9 patients with mild cognitive impairment had abnormal PSVEPs compared with 7 (39%) of 18 with moderate and 3 (50%) of 6 with severe cognitive impairment.

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