Sanne Lotte Journée, Henricus Louis Journée, Wilhelmina Bergmann, Ilias Chantziaras, Katrien Vanderperren, Els Raes, Stephen Michael Reed, Cornelis Marinus de Bruijn, Hanneke Irene Berends, Cathérine John Ghislaine Delesalle
UNLABELLED: Medical imaging allows for the visualization of spinal cord compression sites; however, it is impossible to assess the impact of visible stenotic sites on neuronal functioning, which is crucial information to formulate a correct prognosis and install targeted therapy. It is hypothesized that with the transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) technique, neurological impairment can be reliably diagnosed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of the TES technique to assess neuronal functional integrity in ataxic horses by recording TES-induced muscular evoked potentials (MEPs) in three different muscles and to structurally involve multiple ancillary diagnostic techniques, such as clinical neurological examination, plain radiography (RX) with ratio assessment, contrast myelography, and post-mortem gross and histopathological examination...
2024: Frontiers in Neuroscience