Dermatomally stimulated somatosensory cerebral evoked potentials in the clinical diagnosis of lumbar disc disease.
Somatosensory evoked response--dermatomal (SER-D) is a new, apparently accurate method of diagnosis of lumbar nerve root compression. It is noninvasive and may be of subsequent value in choosing patients who are to be subjected to myelography in the future.
D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology*