title: Bioelectric activity of spinal cord in patients with vertebrospinal pathologies.
abstract: A method for functional evaluation of spinal cord conducting systems in patients with vertebrospinal diseases is proposed. The method is based on the analysis of changes in electrospinoneurogram recorded with epidural electrodes below the injury during an attempt at voluntary activation of foot muscles. The degree of changes in electrospinoneurogram frequency during voluntary command addressed to motoneurons of the lumbar enlargement reflect the state of descending spinal systems.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology of Movements, I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences. yger@pavlov.infran.ru
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Gerasimenko
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Bogacheva
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Shcherbakova
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Makarovskii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors