Visual Evoked Potentials 01

Topic: Physiology

Created on Wednesday, October 17 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Wednesday, October 17 2007.

 
        A) VEPs are useful in detecting anterochiasmatic lesions
 
        B) P100 arises from the visual association cortex
 
        C) N100 is the most useful and reproducible wave
 
        D) Refractive errors can affect the amplitude but not the latency of VEPs
 
        E) VEPs are obtained by having the subject observe a visual stimulus (such as a checkerboard pattern) while recording from the retina
 

 

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This question was created on October 17, 2007 by jdmiles.
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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) VEPs are useful in detecting anterochiasmatic lesions

This answer is correct.

VEPS are helpful in detecting anterochiasmatic lesions, but are of limited usefulness in identifying retrochiasmatic lesions  (See References)

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B) P100 arises from the visual association cortex

This answer is incorrect.

P100 arises from the striate cortex.  (See References)

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C) N100 is the most useful and reproducible wave

This answer is incorrect.

P100 is the most useful and reproducible of the VEP waveforms.  (See References)

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D) Refractive errors can affect the amplitude but not the latency of VEPs

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Refractive erros can affect both the latency and amplitude of VEPs.

  (See References)

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E) VEPs are obtained by having the subject observe a visual stimulus (such as a checkerboard pattern) while recording from the retina

This answer is incorrect.

VEPs are obtained by recording from scalp electrodes placed over the occipital cortex, while having the subject observe visual stimuli such as a varying black and white checkerboard pattern.  (See References)

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References:

1. Zaidat, O.O., and Lerner, A.J. (2002). The Little Black Book of Neurology, 4th Edition. Mosby, St. Louis (ISBN:0323014151)

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Visual Evoked Potentials 01
Question ID: 101707066
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 10/17/2007
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