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18384834

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
It has been controversial whether electrophysiology offers better precision than behavioural techniques in measuring visual acuity in children with brain damage. We investigated the concordance between sweep VEPs and Acuity Cards (AC) in 29 children with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), the most common type of brain damage in preterm infants. An overall good correlation was shown but with relatively better behavioural acuity values. VEP/AC ratio was significantly correlated to corpus callosum posterior thinning. We propose that this result reflects the efficacy of the compensatory mechanisms following early brain damage which may differentially affect the two methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0042-6989
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1233-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The assessment of visual acuity in children with periventricular damage: a comparison of behavioural and electrophysiological techniques.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Pisa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't