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Term:Abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials
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Definition:An abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), i.e., of the electrical signals of sensation going from the body to the brain in response to a defined stimulus. Recording electrodes are placed over the scalp, spine, and peripheral nerves proximal to the stimulation site. Clinical studies generally use electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves to elicit potentials. SSEP testing determines whether peripheral sensory nerves are able to transmit sensory information like pain, temperature, and touch to the brain. Abnormal SSEPs can result from dysfunction at the level of the peripheral nerve, plexus, spinal root, spinal cord, brain stem, thalamocortical projections, or primary somatosensory cortex.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Abnormality of SSEPs
 xref: UMLS:C4021577



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    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the nervous system 0
        Abnormal nervous system physiology 0
          Abnormal nervous system electrophysiology 0
            Abnormality of peripheral nervous system electrophysiology 0
              Abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                Abnormality of peripheral somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                Delayed somatosensory central conduction time 0
                Enhancement of the C-reflex 0
                Giant somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                Prolonged somatosensory evoked potentials 0
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    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the nervous system 0
        Abnormal nervous system physiology 0
          Abnormal nervous system electrophysiology 0
            Abnormality of central nervous system electrophysiology 0
              Abnormal brain-evoked potentials 0
                Abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                  Abnormality of peripheral somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                  Delayed somatosensory central conduction time 0
                  Enhancement of the C-reflex 0
                  Giant somatosensory evoked potentials 0
                  Prolonged somatosensory evoked potentials 0
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