OBJECTIVE Somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) abnormalities were reported in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed to investigate SSEP abnormalities and its relation with clinical findings in AS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 26 patients with AS and 17 age-matched health volunteers (Control for SSEP). Median nerve SSEP findings were normal in all AS...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PURPOSE This study was to investigate interside asymmetries of three lower extremity somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in anesthetized patients with unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Although interside asymmetry is an established criterion of abnormal SSEP, little is known which of the lower SSEPs is more sensitive in d...

The usefulness of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM), including somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) and transcranial electrical motor-evoked potentials (TcMEPs) in cervical spine surgery still needs to be evaluated. We retrospectively reviewed 200 cervical spine surgery patients from 2008 to 2009 to determine the role of IONM in cervical spine surgery. Total intravenous anest...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of the results of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) performed in cervical spine surgery. PURPOSE To evaluate the utility of spinal cord monitoring during cervical spine surgery in a single surgeon's practice, based on how often it prompted an intraoperative intervention. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Intraoperative monitoring during cervical spine surgery is ...

PURPOSE To review the experience of one tertiary care institution with somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring during spinal surgery in order to assess the ability to monitor and predict neurological outcome effectively. METHODS Records of all patients undergoing spinal surgery during 18 mo were retrospectively reviewed. Information from the patient chart included preoperative neurol...

Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) have been used in various endovascular procedures and carotid endarterectomy, but to our knowledge no literature deals exclusively with the utility of SSEP in carotid artery stenting (CAS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of SSEP in detecting cerebral ischemic events during CAS. We conducted a prospective study in 35 CAS procedures i...

Early prediction of hand function is crucial for efficient rehabilitation of cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). This study investigated correlations between ulnar somatosensory evoked potentials (ulnar SSEPs) and functional outcome of hand function following acute traumatic cervical cord injury. Neurological assessment of sensory scores and hand function were compared with five ulnar SSEP cate...

BACKGROUND Use of intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring is helpful in spinal corrective surgery but may be affected by anaesthetic drugs. An anaesthetic technique that has less effect on SSEP or allows faster recovery is an advantage. We compared the effects on SSEP and the clinical recovery profiles of sevoflurane/nitrous oxide and propofol anaesthesia during surgery ...

AIMS This study is to assess the value of bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) and pudendal nerve somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) in the topical diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome (CES) with or without sphincter dysfunction in male patients. METHODS In this study, 40 healthy male adults (control group) and 53 male adult patients (experimental group) were included. The experimental group was sub...