Sensory segmental assessments following spinal cord injury
Kramer JK et al. – Review of sensory segmental assessments after spinal cord injuryfocuses on dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials (dSSEPs) and contact heat-evoked potentials (CHEPs) as distinct assessment tools. Methods- Review of sensory segmental assessments after spinal cord injury
Results- Advanced electrophysiological recording techniques can assess sensory function from individual spinal segments and track the potential risks or benefits of a therapeutic intervention
- dSSEPs and CHEPs can provide sensitive and reliable functional measurements of spinal connectivity when combined with other clinical sensory evaluations
- dSSEPs measure innocuous tactile inputs via dorsal column pathways from individual spinal segments
- Conversely, CHEPs evaluate thermal (e.g., nociceptive) inputs via spinothalamic pathways arising from each spinal segment
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