Psychogenic Hemiplegia after Cervical Spine Discectomies and Fusion

Abstract

Normal electrophysiological features; and (4) Normal radiographic findings [2,4]. Neurodiagnostic techniques measure brain and spinal cord dysfunction that might otherwise be missed with CT or MRI. They complement imaging techniques by providing a noninvasive measure of the existing physiology [5-7]. At times, physicians are faced with situation in which a patient's symptoms are not completely compatible with the description of the original accident or the physical examination [8-13]. In such cases, electrophysiological examination including modalities such as somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) or transcranial motor evoked potentials (Tc-MEPs) are helpful in confirming the psychogenic nature of the neurologic deficit [6,7,14]. The present report describes the utility of SSEPs and TcMEPs to rule out an anatomical or electrophysiological cause for paralysis in a patient with Conversion Disorder.