@Article{Piekarska2008,
journal="Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica",
issn="0023-2157",
volume="110",
number="3",
year="2008",
title="Ocena przydatności badania mfVEP
w diagnostyce guzów przysadki mózgowej",
abstract="Purpose: To evaluate the mfVEP test in detection of the optic nerve neuropathy in pituitary tumors.  Material and methods: We examined 30 eyes of 15 patients with confirmed by MRI pituitary tumors (7 patients with macroadenomas and 8 patients with microadenomas). In all patients the routine ophthalmologic examination, multifocal visual evoked  potentials (mfVEP) and standard static perimetry (central 24-2 threshold), were performed. The control group consisted of 30  eyes of 15 healthy persons.  Results: In 53% (16/30) of eyes manifested changes in static perimetry and/or in mfVEP test. In 13% (4/30) of eyes abnormal  static perimetry and mfVEP were simultaneously observed. The only mfVEP abnormalities were the most frequent feature and  were observed in 30% (9/30) of eyes. Only abnormal static perimetry results were observed in 10% (3/10) of eyes. In those  eyes in related areas of mfVEP recordings the mean peak-to-peak amplitude was significantly reduced compare to the control  group. In mfVEP test statistically significant peak-to-peak amplitude reduction was observed in superotemporal quadrants in  comparison to the control group (p < 0.009).  Conclusions: MfVEP can be useful test in the optic nerve dysfunction/ neuropathy diagnosis in patients with pituitary tumors.",
author="Piekarska, Anna
and Lubiński, Wojciech
and Gosławski, Wojciech
and Wieliczko, Wiesława
and Syrenicz, Anhelli
and Olszowski, Tomasz
and Karczewicz, Danuta",
pages="247--251",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Value-of-mfVEP-test-in-pituitary-tumors-r-ndiagnosis,124,48743,1,1.html"
}