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Table 1 Description of the 6-point graded EP ordinal scale

From: Multimodal evoked potentials for functional quantification and prognosis in multiple sclerosis

EP results (MEP, SEP, VEP)

Score

Normal (ampl and lat)

0

Pathological body side difference lat

1

Pathological body side difference ampl or pathological lat but < P33.3

2

P33.3 < lat < P66.7 or increased duration of the cortical stimulation induced response (MEP)

3

P66.7 < lat

4

Pathological ampl and normal duration of the cortical stimulation induced response (MEP)

5

  1. EP evoked potentials, MEP motor evoked potentials, SEP somatosensory evoked potentials, VEP visual evoked potentials, Ampl amplitude, Lat latency, P33.3, first tertile, derived from the MS sample presenting a pathological latency; P66.7, second tertile, derived from the MS sample presenting a pathological latency; MEP, motor evoked potentials
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BMC Neurology

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