title: [Pigmentary retinopathy of neonates and infants. Their examination using electroretinography and visual evoked potentials].
abstract: A method of neurophysiological investigation (electroretinography and visual evoked potentials) is described as a non invasive exploration used in awake children. E.R.G. and V.E.P. normal patterns are described in relation to age. The data obtained in pigmentary retinopathies are referred to the physiopathology of these diseases. Usefulness of both neurophysiological tests is showed in the early diagnosis. Significative abnormalities are seen even before any detectable ophthalmoscopic symptom. In pigmentary retinopathies, V.E.P. are normal while E.R.G. is slightly then severely altered. E.R.G. and V.E.P. are also helpful in the differential diagnosis: in macular diseases, E.R.G. is usually normal while V.E.P. are altered. Repeated examinations have a prognostical value: when a disease is progressing, E.R.G. becomes more and more altered and V.E.P.'s abnormalities appear.
mesh_terms: D004596:Electroretinography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Rétinopathies pigmentaires du nourrisson et de l'enfant. Leur exploration par l'électrorétinogramme et les potentiels évoqués visuels.