Contrast sensitivity threshold measured by sweep-visual evoked potential in term and preterm infants at 3 and 10 months of age

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1389-1396

  Oliveira, A G F ^a   Costa, M F ^a   De Souza, J M ^a   Ventura, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Preterm infants; Sweep visual evoked potential; Visual acuity; Visual development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; PREMATURITY; RANK SUM TEST; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; SYNAPSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

EID: 4444245186     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000900014     Document Type: Article

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