TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Visual evoked potentials in low blood alcohol concentrations
JO  - Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
A1  - Behrendt, S.
A1  - Kaatsch, H. J.
A1  - Schwinger, R.
SP  - 367
EP  - 370
VL  - 93
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Both the acute toxic effects of ethanol on the central nervous system and the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the optic nerve (tobacco-alcohol amblyopia) are well known. We investigated the acute effect of low blood alcohol concentrations on visual evoked potentials. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A pattern VEP (stimulation by TV monitor, alternating chequerboard patterns, 45', 2 Hz, contrast 90%) was performed in ten healthy volunteers in sober condition and 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min following ingestion of 1 g/kg body weight ethanol (resulting in a blood alcohol concentration of 0.8-1.1%). Blood samples were drawn from the cubital vein simultaneously with each recording to determine blood alcohol concentration. RESULTS: Neither peak latencies nor amplitudes showed significant changes related to blood alcohol concentration. CONCLUSION: No acute impairment of the optic nerve caused by ingestion of low doses of alcohol could be found using pattern VEP.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0941-293X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -