Electrophysiological evaluation of the patient with acute spinal cord injury

Crit Care Clin. 1987 Jul;3(3):519-48.

Abstract

This article reviews basic principles, equipment and techniques, and clinical applications of electrophysiologic monitoring in patients with spinal cord injuries. Four groups of electrophysiologic measurements are considered: Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs); motor evoked potentials (MEPs); electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies; and late responses, including H reflex, M response, and F wave. Reports of SEP recordings in spinal cord injury, as drawn from the literature, are tabulated in detail.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Electromyography
  • Electrophysiology / instrumentation
  • Electrophysiology / methods
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
  • H-Reflex
  • Humans
  • Neural Conduction
  • Neural Pathways / physiopathology*
  • Reaction Time
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / physiopathology*