Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
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Normal sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitude is a classical neurographic rule whether damage is located proximal to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) as in radiculopathy. The study's aim is to check SNAP reduction in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy due to herniated disc (HD). ⋯ Preservation of SNAP amplitude in radiculopathy remains an electrophysiological dogma with a little exception. If the reduction of SNAP amplitude affects other nerves, causes other than radiculopathy should be sought.
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To quantify the effects of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) gas on electroencephalogram (EEG) topography in healthy male participants. ⋯ Attempts to characterize a unitary mechanism of loss of consciousness during anesthesia on the basis of the topographic electroencephalographic changes is challenged by the distinct EEG effects that N(2)O has when compared to other well known anesthetic agents that include propofol and sevoflurane.
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To evaluate cortical activation patterns during mechanical-tactile stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients and to correlate cortical activation changes with clinical symptoms. ⋯ Altered functioning in FMS may reflect physiological changes in response to afferent somatosensory information manifesting in chronic pain.
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Age and sex affect various reflexes in healthy humans. Their respective influence on prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the trigeminofacial blink reflex (BR) and BR excitability recovery has not as yet been investigated in detail. ⋯ The present findings allow new insight into human brainstem physiology.
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To analyze the prevalence of stimulus-induced rhythmic, periodic or ictal discharges (SIRPIDs) in patients with coma after cardiac arrest (CA) and therapeutic hypothermia (TH) and to examine their potential association with outcome. ⋯ This study provides clinicians with new information regarding the SIRPIDs prognostic role in patients with coma after cardiac arrest.