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The amplitude of b-wave was measured in 20 patients suffering from chronic glomerulonephritis, but without eye disease. Significantly low values (p<0.01) were observed in those who fell ill below the age of 35 years. It was not possible to demonstrate a correlation between the amplitudes of the b-wave and the laboratory values studied. Hypertension could be excluded as a casual factor. Most likely some toxic damage of neural elements must be held responsible for the development of subnormal b-waves. It may be assumed that in younger patients these elements are more sensitive to toxic damage associated with renal disturbance.
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Farkas, A. (1980). ERG on Patients with Chronic Nephropathy. In: Schmöger, E., Kelsey, J.H. (eds) Visual Electrodiagnosis in Systemic Diseases. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceeding Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9180-4_22
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