Detection of Early Abnormalities in the Mucopolysaccharidoses by the Use of Visual and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials

A. Perretti; A. Petrillo; L. Pelosi; P. Balbi; G. Parenti; A. Riemma; P. Strisciuglio

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1071467

Neuropediatrics, Table of Contents

Neuropediatrics 1990; 21(2): 83-86
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071467

Original article

Detection of Early Abnormalities in the Mucopolysaccharidoses by the Use of Visual and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials

A. Perretti¹ , A. Petrillo¹ , L. Pelosi¹ , P. Balbi¹ , G. Parenti² , A. Riemma² , P. Strisciuglio²

¹Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy
²Department of Pediatrics, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy

Abstract

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Abstract

Flash visual evoked potentials (FVEPs) and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were performed in 13 children (aged 3-17 years) affected by mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs). FVEPs and BAEPs were abnormal in 6 and 9 patients, respectively.

The presence of these abnormalities in most neurologically normal patients suggests that electrophysiological techniques provide a useful tool for detecting early abnormalities.

Key words

Mucopolysaccharidoses - Brainstem auditory evoked potentials - Flash visual evoked potentials

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