Different scalp localization of pattern onset and reversal visual evoked potentials. 1987

W R Biersdorf
Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Visual evoked potentials were recorded monopolarly from seven electrodes on a horizontal line from T3 to T4 and bipolarly in one channel from left of the midline to right of the midline. Stimulation of the right and left half-fields was performed with a checkerboard generator of 10 degrees x 13.5 degrees and checks of various sizes at high contrast. The results may be summarized as follows: 1. Source-sink analysis for lateral half-field pattern onset with small checks shows C1, peaking about 80 msec, to have a source on the scalp contralateral to the half-field stimulated with a sink on the midline. 2. To half-field pattern reversal, bipolar recording across the scalp midline indicates an early phase reversal peaking about 80 msec followed by another phase reversal peaking at about P100 latency. Source-sink analysis indicates the first reversal has a contralateral source, while the second has a source on the scalp midline or ipsilateral to the field stimulated. 3. Pattern reversal results vary with check size, with a smaller check size increasing the amplitude of the first phase reversal and decreasing the amplitude of the second.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010775 Photic Stimulation Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity. Stimulation, Photic,Visual Stimulation,Photic Stimulations,Stimulation, Visual,Stimulations, Photic,Stimulations, Visual,Visual Stimulations
D011930 Reaction Time The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed. Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D005074 Evoked Potentials, Visual The electric response evoked in the cerebral cortex by visual stimulation or stimulation of the visual pathways. Visual Evoked Response,Evoked Potential, Visual,Evoked Response, Visual,Evoked Responses, Visual,Potential, Visual Evoked,Potentials, Visual Evoked,Response, Visual Evoked,Responses, Visual Evoked,Visual Evoked Potential,Visual Evoked Potentials,Visual Evoked Responses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012535 Scalp The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL). Scalps

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