Figure 4
From: Quantitative analysis of motor evoked potentials in the neonatal lamb
Validity analysis. (A) First, to confirm the presence of genuine MEPs, total neuro-muscular blockade was performed to eliminate myogenic MEP. One normal lamb was administered intravenous curare under orotracheal ventilation. Consequently, MEPs were recorded in all limbs before administration of curare and disappeared afterwards. (B) To confirm the applicability of our methodology in an animal model of spinal cord injury, another lamb underwent transection of the spinal cord. Similarly, MEPs were recorded in hindlimbs before transection of the spinal cord and disappeared afterwards.
