title: Detection of early abnormalities in the mucopolysaccharidoses by the use of visual and brainstem auditory evoked potentials.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrillo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balbi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parenti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riemma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strisciuglio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009083:Mucopolysaccharidoses / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation