title: Differences in pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
abstract: The visual evoked potential was recorded in peritoneal and hemodialysis patients as compared to normal controls. By using the appropriate visual stimulus we were able to disclose specific VEP abnormalities for each of the two dialysis groups. The dissociation found between the latency of N70 and P100 in peritoneal dialysis patients suggests a possible postsynaptic visual abnormality not described previously. The correlation between the high serum aluminum and the P100 latency of peritoneal dialysis patients requires further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Storch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Storch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: London
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Pordy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000535:Aluminum / Q000097:blood; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D003404:Creatinine; D000535:Aluminum