In order to verify the involvement of the somatosensorial system in congenital hemiplegia, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) has been studied in 18 children (age range 1 yrs - 14 yrs 9 mths). On the basis of the neuroradiological data the children have been subdivided into two groups. a) pts with 'clastic' signs (unilateral ventricular dilatation, poroencephaly); b) 8 pts with malformative signs (e.g. pachigyria), 1 pt CT-scan was normal. The results show SEPs alterations on the both side in 2/9 pts of the group) and in 5/8 of the group b). In addition the alterations of the latency and the amplitude interested in the group a) especially the SEPs medium-late components, whereas in the group b) almost all components, which showed changes in the morphology.
SEPs in the congenital hemiplegia [APPORTO DEI POTENZIALI EVOCATI SOMESTESICI NELLO STUDIO DELLE EMIPLEGIE CONGENITE]
DARRA, Francesca;DALLA BERNARDINA, Bernardo
1992-01-01
Abstract
In order to verify the involvement of the somatosensorial system in congenital hemiplegia, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) has been studied in 18 children (age range 1 yrs - 14 yrs 9 mths). On the basis of the neuroradiological data the children have been subdivided into two groups. a) pts with 'clastic' signs (unilateral ventricular dilatation, poroencephaly); b) 8 pts with malformative signs (e.g. pachigyria), 1 pt CT-scan was normal. The results show SEPs alterations on the both side in 2/9 pts of the group) and in 5/8 of the group b). In addition the alterations of the latency and the amplitude interested in the group a) especially the SEPs medium-late components, whereas in the group b) almost all components, which showed changes in the morphology.
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