摘要
Objective:To monitor the difference in conversion rates to multiple sclerosis(MS)in 46 patients with optic neuritis between patients with multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay and those with normal latency.Design:Prospective case series.Setting:Metropolitan neuroophthalmology clinic.Participants:Forty-six patients with optic neuritis who did not have a diagnosis of MS on enrollment in the study.Main Outcome Measures:Conversion to MS according to the McDonald criteria.Results:Analysis revealed that only 22 subjects had multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay.Over 1 year,36.4% of patients with optic neuritis with latency delays progressed clinically to MS compared with 0% of those with normal latencies(P=.03,χ 2).Conclusion:This may indicate that multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay can assist in predicting progression to future MS.
Objective:To monitor the difference in conversion rates to multiple sclerosis(MS)in 46 patients with optic neuritis between patients with multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay and those with normal latency.Design:Prospective case series.Setting:Metropolitan neuroophthalmology clinic.Participants:Forty-six patients with optic neuritis who did not have a diagnosis of MS on enrollment in the study.Main Outcome Measures:Conversion to MS according to the McDonald criteria.Results:Analysis revealed that only 22 subjects had multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay.Over 1 year,36.4% of patients with optic neuritis with latency delays progressed clinically to MS compared with 0% of those with normal latencies(P=.03,χ 2).Conclusion:This may indicate that multifocal visual evoked potential latency delay can assist in predicting progression to future MS.
出处
《世界核心医学期刊文摘（眼科学分册）》
2006年第10期2-2,共1页
Digest of the World Core Medical Journals:Ophthalmology
