title: Electrophysiological evaluation of the patient with acute spinal cord injury.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Grundy
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006181:H-Reflex; D006801:Humans; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*