Open AccessVisual evoked potentials in overt hypothyroid patients before and after achievement of euthyroidism
Author(s) -
Aprajita,
Geetanjali Sharma,
Sameer Aggarwal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_366_16
Subject(s) - medicine , evoked potential , stimulus (psychology) , visual evoked potentials , correlation , visual cortex , endocrinology , electrophysiology , thyroid , audiology , cardiology , neuroscience , psychology , geometry , mathematics , psychotherapist
Visual evoked potential (VEP) measures the time taken for visual stimulus to travel from the eye to the occipital cortex. Hypothyroidism affects the central nervous system (CNS) through its role in gene expression, myelin production, axonal transportation, and neurotransmitters. Delay in the conduction of impulses results in abnormal VEP.