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Neurological complications of anterior spinal surgery for kyphosis with normal somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs)
Abstract
We report a case of neurological complications of anterior release for correction of kyphosis. After the operation, the patient had pyramidal weakness and decreased pain sensation below T5, whereas light touch, proprioception and vibration sensation were intact. Clinical and neurophysiological findings in this patient suggested a partial lesion of the spinal cord probably due to ischaemia in the territory of the anterior spinal artery. Intraoperative and postoperative tibial nerve SEPs remained normal, which stresses the need for recording from the motor pathways.
- spinal surgery
- SEPs
- motor deficits