Tracing of proximal lumbosacral nerve conduction – a comparison of simultaneous magneto – and electroneurography

Objective: The reconstruction of nerve impulse conduction along proximal lumbosacral plexus and nerve roots is compared using simultaneous magneto- and electroneurography. Methods: In 3 healthy subjects the left tibial nerve was electrostimulated at the ankle. Evoked magnetic fields and electric sur...

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Published in:Clinical neurophysiology 2001-08, Vol.112 (8), p.1408-1413
Main Authors: Mackert, Bruno-Marcel, Burghoff, Martin, Hiss, Lars-Henning, Trahms, Lutz, Curio, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording
Electroneurography
Electrophysiology
Evoked Potentials
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Lumbosacral nerve roots
Lumbosacral Plexus - physiology
Magnetic field
Magnetics
Magnetoneurography
Medical sciences
Nervous system
Neural Conduction - physiology
Spinal Nerve Roots - physiology
Superconducting quantum interference device
Surface potential
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Summary:Objective: The reconstruction of nerve impulse conduction along proximal lumbosacral plexus and nerve roots is compared using simultaneous magneto- and electroneurography. Methods: In 3 healthy subjects the left tibial nerve was electrostimulated at the ankle. Evoked magnetic fields and electric surface potentials were measured simultaneously over the lumbosacral spine using a multichannel SQUID-detector with a planar measuring area and 25 surface electrodes covering a comparable area centered around L4. Based on either magnetic field or electric potential maps the depolarization front of the evoked compound action currents (CAC) was spatio-temporally reconstructed using a simple equivalent current dipole model in a half-space volume conductor. Results: The mean signal-to-noise ratio in the magnetic (electric) recordings was around 4 (8). Yet, the localization quality for the propagating CAC was lower for electric than magnetic recordings. The local nerve conduction velocity was around 47 m/s (calculated from magnetic data), but fluctuated unphysiologically for electric data. Conclusion: In comparison to electroneurography, an anatomically reasonable localization of evoked compound action currents propagating in lumbosacral roots can be obtained by magnetoneurography.
ISSN:1388-2457
1872-8952
DOI:10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00548-X