Abstract
Magnetic stimulation of motor cortex and cervical spinal cord was used to assess motor impairment in patients with either cervical nerve root compression or myelopathy. Evoked potentials were recorded from biceps brachii and abductor pollicis brevis. Our interest centered on whether the paresis resulting from root compression is accompanied by an increased latency of magnetically evoked muscle potentials and whether latency is increased in cases of cervical root compression or myelopathy in which no paresis occurs. Latency increase does appear to be a moderately good indicator of disturbed nerve conduction. In particular, prolonged latencies in cases of "subclinical" paresis could be used as an important diagnostic tool for the early detection of motor deficits in cervical compression radiculopathy and myelopathy.
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