Spinal cord
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Comparative Study
Reliability of perioperative SSEP recordings in spine surgery.
The reproducibility and clinical reliability of perioperative somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP) were prospectively evaluated in uneventful scoliosis surgery. The influence of anesthesia owing to induction of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) upon preoperative SSEP and the variability of intraoperative SSEP were calculated. The potential effect of spine surgery was assessed by comparing pre- to postoperative SSEP. ⋯ By using a standardized anesthesia protocol, the impact of anesthesia on preoperative SSEP can be predicted. Furthermore, the controlled application of sedatives and analgesics allows recording of stable SSEP parameters for intraoperative monitoring purposes. As in uneventful spine surgery pre- to postoperative SSEP are unchanged the latter comparison can be applied as an additional perioperative neuromonitoring procedure to assess the influence of spine surgery or other invasive interventions on spinal cord function.
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Comparative Study
The short-term effect of hippotherapy on spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury.
Assessment of spasticity before and after hippotherapy treatment. ⋯ Hippotherapy significantly reduces spasticity of lower extremities in SCIs.