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The latency of pattern-reversal VEPs was studied in type I insulin-dependent diabetics without retinal and extraocular involvement. One hundred eyes of 50 diabetics (mean age 19.8±7.2 years) formed the study group; the duration of the disease ranged between 1 month and 15 years. The latencies of VEPs were progressively delayed in relation to the duration of the disease, becoming more and more evident and stabilizing after about 6 years from the onset of diabetes. The VEP alterations probably indicate alteration of membrane balance or demyelinization.
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Anastasi, M., Lauricella, M., Giordano, C. et al. Visual evoked potentials in insulin-dependent diabetics. Acta diabet. lat 22, 343–349 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624753
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624753