THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL FINDINGS IN ACUTE-SUBACUTE ODONTOID DISLOCATIONS.
| Autor: | Eker, Amber, Kaymakamzade, Bahar, Varli, Kubilay |
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SPINAL cord radiography
CERVICAL vertebrae radiography SPINAL cord EVOKED potentials (Electrophysiology) NEURAL transmission CERVICAL vertebrae TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation JOINT dislocations ACQUISITION of data MAGNETIC resonance imaging ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MEDICAL records NEUROLOGIC examination NEURORADIOLOGY EARLY diagnosis EARLY medical intervention CENTRAL nervous system |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Basic & Clinical Health Sciences; Sep2023, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p188-191, 4p |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) evaluated with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) allow functional evaluation of corticospinal conduction. The aim of this study is to evaluate the value of MEPs for the assessment of spinal cord transmission in clinically minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic patients with acute-subacute odontoid pathologies. Material and Methods: The MEPs were measured from five cases with acute-subacute odontoid dislocations by using TMS. Demographic features, neurological examinations, and neuroimaging findings of the patients have also been recorded. Results: The central motor conduction times (CMCTs) and MEP latencies were prolonged bilaterally in all patients with acute-subacute odontoid dislocation. Additionally, MEP amplitudes were also found to be decreased in all cases. Conclusions: MEP is quite valuable to show involvement in clinically and radiologically silent cases. Our findings in acute-subacute cases without myelopathy showed us that the CMCTs were prolonged especially in the cases who had motor deficits but also in asymptomatic cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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