Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review

Abstract The authors present a review of the current use of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in neurological practice as a non-invasive neurophysiological technique. For this purpose we have reviewed articles published in English or Portuguese in the PubMed and LILACS databases. In this revie...

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Main Authors: Otto Jesus Hernández Fustes, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay, Paulo José Lorenzoni, Renata Dal-Prá Ducci, Lineu Cesar Werneck, Rosana Herminia Scola
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2021-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000900824&tlng=en
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description Abstract The authors present a review of the current use of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in neurological practice as a non-invasive neurophysiological technique. For this purpose we have reviewed articles published in English or Portuguese in the PubMed and LILACS databases. In this review, we address the role of SSEPs in neurological diseases that affect the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, especially in demyelinating diseases, for monitoring coma, trauma and the functioning of sensory pathways during surgical procedures. The latter, along with new areas of research, has become one of the most important applications of SSEPs.
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spelling doaj-art-fffb5c21139f4f0094fb5fd8fef0adf52025-08-20T03:06:13ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272021-10-0179982483110.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0427Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a reviewOtto Jesus Hernández Fusteshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-5376Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kayhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0173-0809Paulo José Lorenzonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-7771Renata Dal-Prá Duccihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1673-5074Lineu Cesar Werneckhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1921-1038Rosana Herminia Scolahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-5317Abstract The authors present a review of the current use of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in neurological practice as a non-invasive neurophysiological technique. For this purpose we have reviewed articles published in English or Portuguese in the PubMed and LILACS databases. In this review, we address the role of SSEPs in neurological diseases that affect the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, especially in demyelinating diseases, for monitoring coma, trauma and the functioning of sensory pathways during surgical procedures. The latter, along with new areas of research, has become one of the most important applications of SSEPs.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000900824&tlng=enEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryNeurologyMultiple SclerosisComaIntraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
spellingShingle Otto Jesus Hernández Fustes
Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay
Paulo José Lorenzoni
Renata Dal-Prá Ducci
Lineu Cesar Werneck
Rosana Herminia Scola
Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis
Coma
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
title Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
title_full Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
title_fullStr Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
title_full_unstemmed Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
title_short Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review
title_sort somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice a review
topic Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis
Coma
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
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