Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology
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Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol · Mar 1986
Cortical potentials evoked by epidural stimulation of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord in man.
Scalp somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were recorded after electrical stimulation of the spinal cord in humans. Stimulating electrodes were placed at different vertebral levels of the epidural space over the midline of the posterior aspect of the spinal cord. The wave form of the response differed according to the level of the stimulating epidural electrodes. ⋯ In 4 patients the CV along the spinal cord was calculated from the difference in latencies of the cortical responses to stimulation at two different vertebral levels. The CVs were in the range of 45-65 m/sec. The method was shown to be promising for future study of spinal cord dysfunctions.