SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS

Course overview

SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS (SEPS) HAVE BEEN IN USE FOR DECADES AS AN INTEGRAL METHOD OF INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING FOR SPINAL, CNS, AND VASCULAR SURGERIES. IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER MODES OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING, SEPS SERVE TO HERALD POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL NERVE INJURY AND ALLOW FOR CORRECTION TO AVOID THE MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURGERY. SEVERAL FORMS OF NEUROMONITORING EXIST: SEPS, MUSCLE MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS, EEG, BRAINSTEM AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS, ETC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS (SEPS) AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THEIR CORRECT USE, INTERPRETATION, AND MANAGEMENT.