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Somatosensory evoked potentials in clinical practice: a review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (9), 2021
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...

Standardization of an experimental model of intradural injection after spinal cord injury in rats

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: The intrathecal route has not yet been thoroughly standardized and evaluated in an experimental model of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Wistar rats. The objective of this study was to standardize and evaluate the effect of intradural injection in this animal model. METHOD: The animals were divi...

Evaluation of the effects of erythropoietin and interleukin-6 in rats submitted to acute spinal cord injury

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and erythropoietin (EPO) in experimental acute spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. METHODS: Using standardized equipment, namely, a New York University (NYU) Impactor, a SCI was produced in 50 Wistar rats using a 10-g weight drop from a 12.5-mm he...

Disfunción corticospinal en la esclerosis múltiple y en las enfermedades de la neurona motora investigada mediante potenciales evocados motores

Introducción. La introducción de los potenciales evocados motores (PEM) en la práctica neurológica ha sido de gran importancia para el estudio de los trastornos motores, especialmente en pacientes con enfermedades de la neurona motora (ENM) y esclerosis múltiple (EM). Material y métodos. Con el obj...