Multiple sclerosis (MS): ophthalmological tests

Evidence-based neurology checklist on multiple sclerosis (ms): ophthalmological tests: Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) These are asymmetrically abnormal in 42-100% of cases They have a high sensitivity if the latencies differ by >6ms Causes of symmetrically abnormal VEPs Other evoked potentials…

Visual evoked potentials (VEPs)

  • These are asymmetrically abnormal in 42-100% of cases
  • They have a high sensitivity if the latencies differ by >6ms

Causes of symmetrically abnormal VEPs

Other evoked potentials

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Trans-orbital ultrasound

References

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