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Visual evoked potentials in insulin-dependent diabetics

Maria LauricellaMario AnastasiCarla GiordanoAldo Galluzzo

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsAdolescentgenetic structuresEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismVisual evoked potentialsAudiologychemistry.chemical_compoundEndocrinologyDiabetes mellitusOphthalmologyElectroretinographyInternal MedicinemedicineHumansChildBalance (ability)business.industryMean ageRetinalGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseDiabetes Mellitus Type 1chemistryEvoked Potentials VisualFemalebusinessInsulin dependent

description

The latency of pattern-reversal VEPs was studied in type I insulin-dependent diabetics without retinal and extraocular involvement. One hundred eyes of 50 diabetics (mean age 19.8 +/- 7.2 years) formed the study group; the duration of the disease ranged between 1 month and 15 years. The latencies of VEPs were progressively delayed in relation to the duration of the disease, becoming more and more evident and stabilizing after about 6 years from the onset of diabetes. The VEP alterations probably indicate alteration of membrane balance or demyelinization.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1985-10-01Acta Diabetologica Latina
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02624753