Does transcranial myogenic motor-evoked potentials after transient spinal cord ischemia predict neurologic outcome in rabbits?
The amplitude of tc-MEPs after ischemia /reperfusion of the spinal cord showed a high correlation with durations of SCI, with neurologic deficits, and with pathologic findings of the spinal cord. Tc-MEPs, therefore, could be used to predict neurologic outcome. In particular, tc-MEPs whose amplitude recovered by less than 75% indicated a risk of paraplegia.
Very preterm neonates have FT4 levels on day 14 that are much lower than is generally assumed while TSH remains in the normal range. We therefore propose to measure FT4 in all preterms with a GA below 33 weeks, during the 2nd week of life.