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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.

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Vision 28 3
Other 19 2
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 12 0
Support another treatment 5 0
Dizziness 5 1
Don't know 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 14%
Mild
2 29%
None
4 57%

Most commonly reported side effects

Headaches
3 43%
Dizzyness/Vertigo
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 86%
Usually
1 14%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 57%

Report created on November 21, 2009.