Human Gene Set: HP_ABNORMALITY_OF_SOMATOSENSORY_EVOKED_POTENTIALS
Standard name
HP_ABNORMALITY_OF_SOMATOSENSORY_EVOKED_POTENTIALS
Systematic name
M37060
Brief description
Abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials
Full description or abstract
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. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199]
