Transient radiation myelopathy: spinal somatosensory evoked responses following incidental cord exposure during radiotherapy.
Serial spinal somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded in six patients undergoing radiotherapy involving incidental spinal radiation. Two patients developed transient radiation myelopathy. No abnormality was found in the somatosensory evoked potentials throughout the study.
D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000528:radiation effects*