Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Mar 1982)

Somatosensory evoked response: application in neurology

  • Carlos A. M. Guerreiro,
  • Bruce L. Ehrenberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X1982000100004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 1
pp. 29 – 38

Abstract

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One technique used for short-latency somatosensory evoked response (SER) is described. SER following nerve stimulation is a unique non-invasive, clinical test used to evaluate the somatosensory pathways. It tests the physiological function of the median nerve, the brachial plexus, the C6-7 cervical roots, cervical spinal cord, the cuneate nuclei, the medial lemniscus, the thalamus, and the contralateral sensory cortex. It has been shown to be a reliable and useful clinical test partiicularly in multiple sclerosis and comatose patients. The promising technique of SER following peroneal nerve stimulation is mentioned.