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7796843

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the characteristics of specific components of the evoked electrospinogram (EESG) in response to tibial nerve stimulation in 28 patients with traumatic injury of the dorsal and cervical spinal cord. The data were correlated with clinical, urodynamic and additional neurophysiological findings. In the majority of patients (82%), 11 with complete and 12 with partial spinal cord lesions, the lumbar components of the EESG were normal. In 4 of these patients with complete lesion above T2 the dorsal EESG was absent. In 5 cases (18%), the lumbosacral EESG was altered in the presence of an atypical clinical syndrome characterized by persistent urinary retention associated with lower leg atrophy and reduced tendon jerks. In these cases, MRI provided evidence of an unexpected sacral lesion. Unlike the dorsal EESG reflecting the afferent dorsal column volley, the lumbar components of the EESG are usually unaffected by interruption of the cord pathways; these last events thus originate from segmental neuronal activity, the involvement of which bears witness to additional lumbosacral damage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0014-3022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurophysiological and urodynamic examinations in the functional assessment of the spinal cord below the injury site.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurology, University School of Medicine, Verona, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article