Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · Jun 2012
Multicenter StudyChanges in electrical perception threshold within the first 6 months after traumatic spinal cord injury: a multicenter responsiveness study.
To assess the reliability of the electrical perception threshold (EPT) in healthy participants and its responsiveness in patients for 6 months after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Future studies must note that the reliability of EPT differs between dermatomes in healthy participants. Furthermore, at and below the level of the lesion, spontaneous recovery of sensory perception is poor within the first 6 months after SCI. Based on subgroup analyses, if a translational trial aims to improve sensory perception around the level of the lesion, sensory-incomplete tetraplegic patients could be included. These patients show poor spontaneous recovery, and the EPT may detect subtle changes in perception.