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Before the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), evoked potentials
(EPs)-visual evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, and brain stem
auditory evoked responses-were commonly used to determine a second site of
disease in patients being evaluated for possible multiple sclerosis (MS). The
identification of an area of the central nervous system showing abnormal
conduction was used to supplement the abnormal signs identified on the physical
examination-thus identifying the "multiple" in MS. This article is a brief
overview of additional ways in which central nervous system (CNS) physiology-as
measured by EPs-can still contribute value in the management of MS in the era of
MRIs.
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