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Electrophysiological Assessment of Spinal Cord Pathology in Pain Medicine

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Electrophysiological tests are useful in the assessment of both central and peripheral nervous system dysfunction. These tests have the ability to provide more specific and accurate information compared to conventional imaging modalities such as MRI or CT scan. These tests are helpful in establishing whether an abnormality seen on radiographic images is truly clinically significant. Electrophysiological tests also have the benefit of being able to detect abnormalities not seen on radiographic images.

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  1. Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Amit Prabhakar

  2. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  3. LSU School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  4. Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  5. Department of Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Aaron J. Kaye

  6. Lousiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Justin E. McKone

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Scott Francis Davis

  2. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

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Prabhakar, A., Kaye, A.D., Kaye, A.J., McKone, J.E. (2020). Electrophysiological Assessment of Spinal Cord Pathology in Pain Medicine. In: Davis, S., Kaye, A. (eds) Principles of Neurophysiological Assessment, Mapping, and Monitoring. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22400-4_21

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