title: Prognostic value of electrophysiological markers in Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The authors assessed the usefulness of event-related potentials (ERP) and flash visual evoked potentials (FVEP) as prognostic markers in a sample of 25 subjects with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD). ERP and FVEP recordings were obtained from 21 and 23 subjects, respectively. Ranking of the annual rate of change in cognitive scales vs. baseline ERP/FVEP latencies was compared, and those with longer FVEP N(2) component latencies showed slower subsequent rates of decline (tau=0.32; z=2.16; P=0.015), suggesting that further study of FVEP responses as prognostic markers in AD is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Mercer's Institute for Research on Aging, St. Jame's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Swanwick
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Coen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coakley
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lawlor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015415:Biomarkers; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D018913:Event-Related Potentials, P300; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers