P300 in Behcet's patients without neurological manifestations

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Kececi H., Akyol M.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.66-69, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0317167100052586
  • Dergi Adı: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-69
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Behcet's disease is the association of recurrent aphthous stomatitis with genital ulceration and eye disease. Neurologic involvement patterns include meningomyelitis, a brain stem syndrome, pyramidal and extrapyramidal abnormality and stroke. In the present study, subclinical involvement was investigated by using P300 in Behcet's patients without neurological manifestation. Methods: Fifteen patients and 15 healthy volunteers were accepted for the study. P300 from vertex (Cz) electrode sites of the 10-20 system using electrodes and motor response time were recorded. Results: Patients had significantly prolonged latencies of P300 as compared to normal controls (p=0.013) but no significant differences in amplitude (p=1.000). Patients showed a significantly delayed motor response time than controls (p=0.006). Nine patients (60 %) had P300 latency and eight patients (53.3 %) had motor response time values exceeding the mean of controls by two standard deviations. Conclusion: The findings suggest that the P300 measures and motor response time may reflect subclinical neurologic involvement in Behcet's disease.