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Table 2 Comparison between patients and controls regarding their multifocal VEP sum latency and amplitude

From: The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis

mfVEP sum (mean ± SD)

Cases (no = 45)

Controls (no = 45)

P value

Rt latency (msec)

141.9 ± 13.2

128.9 ± 8.9

< 0.001*

Lt latency

142.1 ± 13.2

129.1 ± 9.5

< 0.001*

Rt amplitude (µv)

5.8 ± 2.2

8.1 ± 1.9

< 0.001*

Lt amplitude

5.9 ± 2.3

8 ± 1.9

< 0.001*

  1. *P value is significant
  2. mfVEP: multifocal visual evoked potentials, sum latency measured in milliseconds (msec), sum amplitude measured in microvolt (µv)
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BMC Neurology

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