Myasthenia Gravis-An Analysis of Multimodal Evoked Potentials.
Brain Sci 2021;
11:brainsci11081057. [PMID:
34439676 PMCID:
PMC8392656 DOI:
10.3390/brainsci11081057]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The aim of this study is a comprehensive analysis of the parameters of exogenous evoked potentials (visual, brainstem auditory, and somatosensory) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a prototype of both neuromuscular junction disease and autoimmune disease. The study also seeks to isolate electrophysiological changes that may indicate disorders within the central and/or peripheral nervous system.
METHODS
A total of forty-two consecutive patients with myasthenia gravis (24 women, 18 men) were included in the study. All of the patients underwent EP examination. MR images were also analyzed.
RESULTS
In the group of MG patients, the latency of P100 (113.9 ± 13.9; p < 0.0001) VEP, wave III (3.92 ± 0.29; p = 0.015), wave V (5.93 ± 0.32; <0.0001), interlatency III-V (2.00 ± 0.12; p < 0.0001), interlatency I-V (4.20 ± 0.28; p < 0.001) BAEP, and all components of SEP (N9, P10, N13, P16, N20, P22) were significantly longer. Mean wave I and V amplitude BAEP were relatively lower.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study suggest the presence of disturbances in the bioelectric activities of the central and peripheral nervous system in MG patients.
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