Author/Editor		Yilmaz, H; Mavioglu, H; Erkin, EF; Oksel, F; Lacin, S
Title		Pattern reversal visual evoked potentials in different reproductive stages of females
Type		članek
Source		In: Stalberg EV, de Weerd AW, Zidar J, editors. ECCN 98. 9th European congress of clinical neurophysiology; 1998 Jun 4-7; Ljubljana. Bologna: Monduzzi Editore,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 237-40
Language		eng
Abstract		Estrogens increase after puberty and remain at high levels in the reproductive period and decrease with menopause. These changes occuring in the level of estrogens affect dopamine metabolism indirectly by causing changes in cathecholamine sensitivity of the brain. To assess the role of estrogens on the formation of pattern reversal evoked potentials (PRVEPs), three groups of patients were considered: prepubertal group, reproductive age group and postmenopausal group. PRVEPs of all subjects were recorded. Mean latency was shortest in the reproductive age. While no statistical difference was present between the mean latencies of prepubertal and the reproductive period groups, the mean latencies of both of these groups were statistically significantly shorter than that of the postmenopausal group (p<0. 005).
Descriptors		EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL CHILD ADULT MIDDLE AGE AGE FACTORS ESTROGENS