Monitoring of sensation during the Neurosurgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: Q059- Spina bifida, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/12/029871
• Lead Sponsor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with tethered cord syndrome, which can involve cases with myelomeningocele, lipomyelomeningocele, and lumbosacral split cord malformations, and these operations are usually done in children but can rarely be done in adults also. So the age group involved is generally below 12 years but can be done in any age group if the patients present late.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with preexisting severe sensory loss with large pressure sores where the possibility of obtaining an SSEP is unlikely.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
use of subdural ssep in detethering surgeriesTimepoint: recording the sensory potential directly from the spinal cord during the time to surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the Somatosensory evoked potential during detethering surgeryTimepoint: During the time of detethering surgery