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Table 5 Intra-operative changes in Visual-Evoked Potential Waveforms

From: Intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potentials in patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: a systematic review

Title

Unchanged

VEP Improvement

Temporary VEP deterioration

Permanent VEP deterioration

Feng et al. (2019) [18]

73.8%

2.4%

14.3%

9.5%

Qiao et al. (2019) [19]a

24.3%

44%

30%

0

Toyama et al. (2018) [20]

53.8%

7.6%

23.1%

15.4%

Nishimura et al. (2018) [21]

77.5%

n/a

16.3%

5.0%

Kurozumi et al. (2017) [22]

89.5%

5.9%

5.9%

0

Luo et al. (2015) [23]

72%

16%

20%

12%

Kamio et al. (2014) [7]

82.1%

0%

14.3%

3.6%

Houlden et al.(2014) [9]

-

-

-

0

Chung et al. (2012) [24]

67.4%

20.0%

 -

12.6%c

Sasaki et al. (2010) [6]

90.3%

0.5%

1.6%

7.5%

Chacko et al. (1996)b [25]

-

-

100%

-

  1. VEP Visual-Evoked Potential
  2. Standard criteria for changes in VEP amplitude: Improvement > 50% increase in baseline VEP amplitude; Deterioration > 50% decrease in baseline VEP amplitude. Exceptions: a:Qiao et al > 25% increase in baseline VEP amplitude; Deterioration > 25% decrease; bChacko et al – criteria not defined
  3. cDid not report whether this deterioration was temporary or permanent