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3132830

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
Two patients were evaluated with somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) before and after CT-guided fluid aspiration from cystic intraspinal lesions. Our objective was to use the information and the clinical response to this procedure to determine the suitability of the patients for surgical intervention. In both patients, one with a pseudomeningocele and the other with a subarachnoid cyst, improvement in their symptoms corresponded to significant changes in their SSEPs. We believe this technique may be useful in selected cases when it is unclear whether cystic intraspinal fluid collections are responsible for the patient's symptoms. An increase in amplitude and/or decrease in latency of SSEPs, along with clinical improvement after fluid aspiration, may indicate the potential benefit of surgical intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-6108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
551-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Somatosensory evoked potential measurements in percutaneous fluid aspiration from intraspinal cystic lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, FL 33101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports