Scalp topography of ultralate (C-fibres) evoked potentials following thulium YAG laser stimuli to tiny skin surface areas in humans.
(2001) Clinical Neurophysiology — Vol. 112, n° 10, p. 1868-1874 (2001)
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- AIM: To investigate (1) the scalp topography of ultralate laser evoked potentials (LEPs) related to C-fibre activation, which can directly be obtained by thulium YAG (Tm YAG) laser stimulation of tiny skin surface areas (about 0.23 mm(2)) and (2) the influence of the performance of a motor task on ultralate LEPs. METHODS: Laser stimuli were applied to the dorsum of the left hand. LEPs were recorded with 58 scalp electrodes from 9 healthy subjects in two different conditions, with and without a reaction time (RT) task (press a button upon detection). RESULTS: On high resolution electroenchephalogram recordings, ultralate LEPs were characterized by a broad positive component (peak latency: 1133+/-91 ms) with maximum amplitude about the vertex. Moreover, the performance of a RT task had no influence on latency, amplitude and topographical patterns of two maps chosen at the positive peak latency in ultralate LEPs. Nevertheless, a negative inflexion (latency 1300 ms) appeared after the positive component in the task condition possibly reflecting movement-related potentials. CONCLUSION: Tm YAG laser stimulation of tiny skin surface areas allows recording the dynamic scalp topography of ultralate (C-fibres) LEPs, with or without the performance of a RT task.
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Opsommer, E., Weiss, T., Miltner, W. H. R., & Plaghki, L. (2001). Scalp topography of ultralate (C-fibres) evoked potentials following thulium YAG laser stimuli to tiny skin surface areas in humans. Clinical Neurophysiology, 112(10), 1868-1874. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00622-8 (Original work published 2001)