title: Serial changes in somatosensory evoked potentials following cerebral infarction.
abstract: The relationship between somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and recovery from stroke was investigated in 12 patients. All had suffered recent cerebral infarction. SEPs were performed within the first week, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after stroke onset. Improvement of initially abnormal SEPs was maximal in the first 6 weeks and this correlated closely with the period of maximum clinical improvement. The results of this study suggest that the major effect of stroke on SEPs occurs acutely and is little affected by secondary degenerative processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Macdonell
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Donnan
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bladin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed