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Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

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Somato sensory evoked potentials are potentials which are elicited by means of stimuli on the skin, sensory organs or the sensory nerves. They are derived from the peripheral nerves or the central nervous system.

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Colon, E.J., Meijjes, F.E.P. (1983). Somatosensory Evoked Potentials. In: Evoked Potential Manual. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1499-0_5

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