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For the diagnosis of spinal lesions, various neurophysiological procedures can be applied. EMG and Nerve Conduction Velocity are not always sufficient to make a differential diagnosis. Cerebral somatosensory evoked potential (SEP), which was first reported by DAWSON (3), have been subjected to many studies in both normal pathological cases (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9). This method has been employed in our clinic to verify clinical findings in cases with various neurological disorders. The present report deals with a proposal of criteria for defining abnormal SEP and results of SEP-recordings in patients with spinal and radicular lesions.
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Fukushima, T., Mayanagi, Y. (1975). Neurophysiological Examination (SEP) for the Objective Diagnosis of Spinal Lesions. In: Klug, W., Brock, M., Klinger, M., Spoerri, O. (eds) Meningiomas Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems Multiple Sclerosis Misdiagnosis Forensic Problems in Neurosurgery. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66118-1_26
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