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What is Visual Evoked Potential VEP?

A visual evoked potential is an evoked potential caused by sensory stimulation of the visual field and is observed using electroencephalography. Commonly used visual stimuli are flashing lights, or checkerboards on a video screen that flicker between black on white to white on black.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Vision 33 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 27 0
Other 18 2 Efficacy_moderate
Diagnostic assessment 10 0
Dizziness 5 1 Efficacy_none
Increase effect of another treatment 4 0

See all 74 patients currently having Visual Evoked Potential VEP

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Visual Evoked Potential VEP

Headaches 2
Hospitalization 2
Dizziness (vertigo) 1
I do not like it at all. 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Visual Evoked Potential VEP

Always
 5 71%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Visual Evoked Potential VEP

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 2 29%
Not at all
 3 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Visual Evoked Potential VEP

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

Report created on May 24, 2012.