title: Somatosensory evoked potentials from cervical and lumbosacral dermatomes.
abstract: A method for recording the somatosensory evoked potentials after stimulation of the cervical and lumbosacral dermatomes is described. Normative values and their ranges are given for each dermatome including left-right differences. A significant correlation was found between latencies and conduction distance. Dermatomal SEPs may play a role in diagnosing cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Trojaborg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000368:Aged; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000502:physiology*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology