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ArticleNeurology research international2020

Pattern-Reversal Visual Evoked Potentials Tests in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with and without Diabetic Retinopathy.

Raghda S Al-Najjar, Nehaya M Al-Aubody, Salah Z Al-Asadi, Majid Alabbood

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  1. Retinal and optic nerve measures after initiation of empagliflozin plus metformin versus metformin alone in early type 2 diabetes: a prospective observational comparative study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Raghda S Al-NajjarDepartment of Physiology, Al-Zahraa College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra 61004, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8580-5638
Nehaya M Al-AubodyDepartment of Physiology, Al-Zahraa College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra 61004, Iraq.
Salah Z Al-AsadiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Basra College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra 61004, Iraq.
Majid AlabboodDepartment of Medicine, Al-Zahraa College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra 61004, Iraq.

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backgroundCurrently, diabetic retinopathy (DR) has a wide recognition as a neurovascular rather than a microvascular diabetic complication with an increasing need for enhanced detection approaches. Pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials (PRVEPs) test, as an objective electrophysiological measure of the optic nerve and retinal function, can be of great value in the detection of diabetic retinal changes.

objectivesThe use of two sizes of checkerboard PRVEPs testing to detect any neurological changes in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with and without a clinically detected DR. Also, to compare the results according to the candidate age, duration, and glycemic status of T2DM.

methodsThis study included 50 candidates as group A with T2DM and did not have a clinically detected DR and 50 candidates as group B with T2DM and had a clinically detected early DR and 50 candidates as controls who were neither diabetic nor had any other medical or ophthalmic condition that might affect PRVEPs test results. The PRVEPs were recorded in the consultant unit of ophthalmology in Almawani Teaching Hospital. Monocular PRVEPs testing of both eyes was done by using large (60 min) and small (15 min) checks to measure N75 latency and P100 latency and amplitude.

resultsThere was a statistically significant P100 latency delay and P100 amplitude reduction in both groups A and B in comparison with the controls. The difference between groups A and B was also significant. In both test results of groups A and B, the proportions of abnormal P100 latency were higher than those of P100 amplitude with a higher abnormal proportions in 15 min test.

conclusionsThe PRVEP test detected neurological changes, mainly as conductive alterations affecting mostly the foveal region prior to any overt DR clinical changes, and these alterations were heightened by the presence of DR clinical changes.

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