The Mapping of the Sensory Circuits in the Spinal Cord: A Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15542995Keywords:
Sensory Circuit, Spinal Cord, Spinal Segment, Spinal Dermatome, SSEP, Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, Proprioception, Tactile Discrimination, Stereognosis, Vibration Discrimination, Weight Discrimination, Pain, Temperature, MEP, Motor Evoked Potentials, Reflexes, H-Reflex, Bulbocavernosus Reflex, BCR, Neuromodulation, Plasticity, Computational Modeling, Spinal NetworkAbstract
The understanding of the sensory circuit of the spinal cord has greatly advanced with the evolution of neuroscience. Scientific breakthroughs such as that of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) methods have played key parts in the enhancement of general comprehension of the anatomical, functional, and neurophysiological systematic complexities of the spinal cord. This literary review works to shed light on the utilization of IONM modalities for the purpose of mapping the sensory circuits of the spinal cord, while evaluating the practicality of several IONM modalities as a means to assist surgical interventions pertinent to spinal cord injuries. The importance of plasticity on the issue of spinal cord injuries, as well as the functionality of computational modeling of the spinal cord is also considered.
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