WIDESPREAD N18 IN MEDIAN NERVE SEP IS PRESERVED IN A PONTINE LESION

被引:41
作者
SONOO, M [1 ]
SAKUTA, M [1 ]
SHIMPO, T [1 ]
GENBA, K [1 ]
MANNEN, T [1 ]
机构
[1] JAPAN RED CROSS MED CTR,DEPT NEUROL,SHIBUYA,TOKYO 150,JAPAN
来源
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | 1991年 / 80卷 / 03期
关键词
SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; MEDIAN NERVE; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; WIDESPREAD N18; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS;
D O I
10.1016/0168-5597(91)90126-I
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Widespread N18 potential to median nerve stimulation was preserved in a patient who had profound unilateral disturbance of deep sensation and a lesion of the pontine medial lemniscus confirmed by MRI. It was concluded from this result that at least a significant part of the N18 potential was generated caudal to the pontine level or at higher levels via extralemniscal pathways. Careful review of studies in man with intraoperative recordings seemed to support that the N18 potential already exists at the medullary level. We suggested that the potential generated at the cuneate nucleus which was described in cats may correspond to part of the N18 potential.
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