Findings indicate that flexor reflexes can easily be evoked from the short head of the biceps femoris muscle by magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve. The late component of the flexor reflex may not only be elicited via nociceptive afferents but may also involve non-nociceptive afferents.
Objective: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease in which neurological involvement is not uncommon. This study aimed to explore the presence of visual evoked potential (VEP) changes as an indicator of subclinical central nervous system involvement in euthyroid HT patients without obvious neurologic findings. Methods: Thirty HT patients with normal neurological examination and thirty healthy controls were included.VEPs were recorded by using patternreversing black and white checkerboard with monocular testing. P100, N75 and N135 (ms) peak latencies, and P100 amplitudes of right (R) and left (L) eyes in each group were compared.
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