Temporal frequency-dependent vep changes in Parkinson's disease

Marcy Marx, Ivan Bodis-Wollner, Phyllis Bobak, Carmen Harnois, Lee Mylin, Melvin Yahr

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Abstract

We recorded steady-state (4.19 and 8.41 Hz) VEPs in 17 Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients and 18 control observers using on off temporal modulation of a 2.3 c/deg sinusoidal grating. With 4.19 Hz. 20 out of 33 PD patient eyes had abnormal VEPs. However, only 8 of 33 eyes were abnormal with 8.41 Hz. "Routine" (counterphase) transient VEPs revealed delayed VEPs for only 7 out of 24 eyes of the patients. These findings suggest an "input" temporal frequency-dependent abnormality in the foveal pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-193
Number of pages9
JournalVision Research
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

Keywords

  • Disease
  • Nonlinear processing
  • On-off modulation
  • Parkinson's
  • Sequential processing
  • Temporal frequency
  • VEP

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