Central Somatosensory Conduction Time in Head Injured Patient. |
Lee, Changhoon , Lee, Mihee , Woo, Bongsik , Kim, Hanchel , Jang, Hoon |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Korea. 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Eul Ji Hospital, Korea. |
뇌손상 환자에서의 체성감각 중추전도시간 |
이창훈, 이미희, 우봉식, 김한철, 장훈* |
서울 적십자병원 재활의학과 및 을지병원 재활의학과* |
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Abstract |
The central somatosensory conduction time(CCT) was measured by recording the cerebral and spinal evoked potentials following median nerve stimulation in 24 traumatic brain injury patients. The findings of evoked potential study correlated to the functional independence measure(FIM), mini mental status examination(MMSE) and Glasgow outcome scale(GOS). The CCT of head injured patients was prolonged compared to that of the controls. The CCT with stimulation of the affected side was significantly prolonged compared to that with non- affected side. Abnormal CCT was related to the poor functional status measured by FIM and GOS. There`s no significant difference between groups of absent evoked potential and prolonged CCT by FIM score. These results suggest that the CCT correlates with the functional status of head injured patients. Follow up studies are required to evaluate whether the CCT could be a valuable prognostic indicator or not. |
Key Words:
Central somatosensory conduction time, Functional independence measure, Glasgow outcome scale |
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