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Motor evoked potentials to magnetic stimulation in chronic and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Author(s) -
Wöhrle Johannes C.,
Kammer Thomas,
Steinke Wolfgang,
Hennerici Michael
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880180816
Subject(s) - neurology , medicine , psychiatry
T o date, there are few data on transcranial (TMS) and paravertebral (PMS) magnetic stimulation in inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies (IDP). l 1 Particularly, the significance of involvement of proximal nerve segments for the central motor conduction time (CMCT) has not been studied systematically. Since motor evoked potentials (MEP) may detect coexisting central and peripheral demyelinating disease, supporting a hypothesis of pyramidal tract dysfunction,’ we looked at the patterns of MEP latency abnormalities in 14 patients with IDP who presented without any clinical symptoms or signs of CNS involvement.