Sensitivity and specificity of somatosensory and neurogenic-motor evoked potentials in animals and humans.

摘要: The purpose of this study was to report the effects spinal cord compression, ischemia, and distraction on clinical status, somatosensory (SEP) neurogenic-motor evoked potentials (NMEPs) in animals. authors also reported their experience with NMEPs elicited from humans undergoing surgery for deformities. Results animal studies indicate that are more sensitive specific than SEPs. In every situation, always correlated animal's post-surgical while SEPs demonstrated an unacceptable false positive negative rate. 111 cases which were administered, reliable easily 90% cases. remaining cases, no could be recorded because procedural errors, have been resolved. results suggest use should considered as adjunct when monitoring function during surgery.