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Sensory segmental assessments following spinal cord injury
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 06/01/09

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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