摘要
To the Editor： We read the interesting recent article by Dine et al concemin the value of somatosensory evoked potentials （SEPs） in the diagnosis and prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, as well as the usefulness of monitoring intraoperative potentials in terms of safety and predictive factors. The authors studied 76 patients who underwent surgery and found that SEPs were correlated with cervical myelopathy disability, and that unidentifiable SEPs waves were indicative of a relatively poor outcome. Finally, the authors concluded that SEPs monitoring could be an effective method for the detection of significant intraoperative changes and for the protection of the neural structures during cervical spine surgery.
To the Editor： We read the interesting recent article by Dine et al concemin the value of somatosensory evoked potentials （SEPs） in the diagnosis and prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, as well as the usefulness of monitoring intraoperative potentials in terms of safety and predictive factors. The authors studied 76 patients who underwent surgery and found that SEPs were correlated with cervical myelopathy disability, and that unidentifiable SEPs waves were indicative of a relatively poor outcome. Finally, the authors concluded that SEPs monitoring could be an effective method for the detection of significant intraoperative changes and for the protection of the neural structures during cervical spine surgery.
