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Technical and methodological considerations on the measurement of evoked potentials

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The quality of an evoked potential study depends first and foremost on the reliability of the aquired waveforms. Although the recording of evoked potentials has largely become a matter routine clinical practice, there is a number of technical and methodological aspects which need attention. These aspects are:

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    choice of stimulus parameters;

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    proper recording and amplification of the signals evoked by the stimuli;

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    application of signal enhancement techniques in view of the generally small waveform amplitudes;

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    recognition and possible elimination of technical and biological artifacts;

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    assessment of waveform reliability;

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    identification and labeling of waveform components;

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    comparison to normative data for the purpose of reporting possible abnormalities;

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    choice of a suitable way to present the results numerically or graphically.

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  1. Delta Municipal Hospital Rotterdam, Poortugaal, The Netherlands

    E. J. Colon (Chief Psychiatric Education) (Chief Psychiatric Education)

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    E. J. Colon (Chief Psychiatric Education) (Chief Psychiatric Education)

  3. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    S. L. Visser

  4. Koningsvaren 87, Abcoude, The Netherlands

    S. L. Visser

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de Weerd, J.P.C., Stegeman, D.F. (1990). Technical and methodological considerations on the measurement of evoked potentials. In: Colon, E.J., Visser, S.L. (eds) Evoked Potential Manual. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2059-0_1

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