Intraoperative Recording of Sacral Root Nerve Signals in Humans

:  Electroneurographic signals were intraoperatively recorded from the S3 sacral nerve root in two SCI patients. The aim of this study was to record afferent nerve signals in response to mechanical stimulation of the urinary bladder, rectum, and dermatome. Such signals could be used in an implantabl...

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Published in:Artificial organs 2005-03, Vol.29 (3), p.242-245
Main Authors: Kurstjens, Mathijs, Rijkhoff, Nico J.M., Borau, Albert, Rodríguez, Alfred, Vidal, Joan, Sinkjær, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Electric Impedance
Electric Stimulation
Female
Functional electrical stimulation
Human
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Male
Middle Aged
Neural recording
Rectum - innervation
Sacral roots
Sacrum - innervation
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Skin - innervation
Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - surgery
Spinal Nerve Roots - physiopathology
Spinal Nerve Roots - surgery
Urinary Bladder - innervation
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - physiopathology
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Summary::  Electroneurographic signals were intraoperatively recorded from the S3 sacral nerve root in two SCI patients. The aim of this study was to record afferent nerve signals in response to mechanical stimulation of the urinary bladder, rectum, and dermatome. Such signals could be used in an implantable neuroprosthesis to treat neurogenic detrusor overactivity. In both patients a neural response was recorded from the dermatome and the rectum, but from the bladder only in one patient. The results were consistent with results from animal and other human studies. Further studies are however, needed because the number of  subjects investigated  remains  low.
ISSN:0160-564X
1525-1594
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29044.x