Why the study?
Are somatosensory evoked potentials delayed in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis compared to healthy controls?
Population
20 chickens with experimentally induced scoliosis after pinealectomy, 100 patients with idiopathic…
Comparison
Measurement of somatosensory evoked potentials… vs Healthy controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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SEP delays may reflect CNS involvement in idiopathic scoliosis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Are somatosensory evoked potentials delayed in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis compared to healthy controls?
Delayed somatosensory evoked potentials in both experimental and clinical scoliosis support the hypothesis that idiopathic scoliosis involves central nervous system dysfunction.
Machida et al. (1994) studied this question.
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