THE COMPARISON OF SMALL-SIZE RECTANGLE AND CHECKERBOARD STIMULATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF DELAYED VISUAL EVOKED RESPONSES IN PATIENTS SUSPECTED OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Michael G. Hennerici, D. Wénzel, Hans‐Joachim Freund

Brain · 1977 · 150 citations · 0 references

Abstract

The use of foveal small-size rectangle stimulation to elicit visual evoked responses was compared with VERs elicited by the standard checkerboard pattern. Foveal stimulation achieved a significantly better discrimination of optic nerve lesions in the early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Sources of misdiagnosis due to different neurological disorders are discussed.