SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED-POTENTIALS (CUTANEOUS NERVE-STIMULATION) AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY IN LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY

被引:7
作者
TANS, RJJ [1 ]
VREDEVELD, JW [1 ]
机构
[1] DE WEVER ZIEKENHUIS,DEPT CLIN NEUROPHYSIOL,6401 CX HEERLEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
EMG; SEP; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY;
D O I
10.1016/0303-8467(92)90112-G
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
In order to evaluate the usefulness of SEP with cutaneous nerve stimulation in lumbosacral radiculopathy, we investigated 19 patients by EMG including H-reflex and SEP. All patients had radiculopathy proven by myelography and/or CT scan and, if indicated, operative treatment. The findings by EMG and SEP were compared with operative and radiological findings. In this preliminary study. SEP was as sensitive as EMG in detecting lumbosacral radiculopathy. Further investigation seems justified.
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