![]() Neurophysiological tests are commonly used in the diagnosis of radiculopathy, but reports describing their limited diagnostic value are few. Pain in the cervical spine is a complex diagnostic and therapeutic problem occurring in various diseases. Tests comparing MRI sensitivity to neurophysiological tests show that neuroimaging is more sensitive in diagnostics of patients with cervical radiculopathy however, clinical neurophysiology tests are more specific in reference to clinical trials. The postoperative evaluation revealed a statistically significant reduction in pain severity (p=0001), an increase in muscle strength in DP (p=0.0431), BB (p=0,0431), and TB (p=0.0272), and improvement of touch sensation in terms of dermatomal innervation in C5 (p=0.0001) and C6 (p=0.0044). ![]() The sensitivity of the resting EMG and MEP tests is 24%-67% and 6%-27%, while their specificity is 43%-80% and 86%-100%, respectively. The clinical trial consisted of evaluation of muscle strength, a sensory perception test and evaluation of tendon reflexes and pain severity. EMG, ENG, M-wave, F-wave, and MEP tests were performed on 35 patients with confirmed cervical radiculopathy in pre- and postoperative evaluations. ![]() ![]() Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of electromyography (EMG) and MEP is achieved. Analysis of the diagnostic value of motor evoked potentials (MEP) induced by a magnetic field after supraspinal stimulation. Pre- and postoperative comparative evaluation of neurophysiological tests and clinical trials.
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