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ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2019

Central and peripheral steady-state visual evoked potentials in children with optic pathway gliomas.

Sarah Zakaib Rassi, Luis H Ospina, Ariane Bochereau, Yvan Samson, Sébastien Perreault, Dave Saint-Amour

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Article in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sarah Zakaib RassiDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
Luis H OspinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Ariane BochereauCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Yvan SamsonDivision of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Sébastien PerreaultDivision of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Dave Saint-AmourDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada. saint-amour.dave@uqam.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-8680-1615
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAUniversité du Québec à Montréal · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTreatment of optic pathway gliomas is prompted by neuroradiological evidence of tumor growth, usually associated with progressive visual loss. Despite therapy, approximately 40% will show visual deterioration. Treatment outcome is largely based on the preservation of vision. However, current visual function assessment is often unreliable in children with optic pathway gliomas who have limited collaboration. Thus, there is a need for new clinical tools to evaluate visual functions in these children. The aim of the study was to assess the value of steady-state visual evoked potentials as a tool to assess function in the central and peripheral visual fields of children with optic pathway gliomas.

methodTen patients with optic pathway gliomas and 33 healthy controls (ages 3 to 18 years) were tested using steady-state visual evoked potentials. The dartboard stimulus consisted of one central circle alternating at 16 reversals/s and one peripheral hoop alternating at 14.4 reversals/s, separated by a hoop of gray space. It was presented monocularly at 30% and 96% contrasts.

resultsResults indicated that central signal-to-noise ratios were significantly lower in children with optic pathway gliomas compared to controls. However, no significant group difference was detected in the peripheral visual field.

conclusionSteady-state visual evoked potentials could eventually be implemented in the clinical assessment and follow-up of central visual field deficits in uncooperative or nonverbal children but seem to have limited usefulness for evaluation of peripheral visual field deficits. Additional studies are needed to identify testing parameters for full visual field assessment.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolElectroretinographyEvoked Potentials, VisualFemaleHumansMaleOptic Nerve GliomaOptic Nerve NeoplasmsVision DisordersVisual FieldsOptic nerveOptic pathway gliomaSteady-state visual evoked potentialVisual field assessment

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