青少年特发性脊柱侧凸患者小脑扁桃体位置与异常体感诱发电位的相关性分析

目的 探讨青少年特发性脊柱侧凸(AIS)患者小脑扁桃体位置与异常体感诱发电位(SEP)的相关性,分析其在AIS临床诊治中的意义.方法 对171例AIS患者行MRI扫描和胫后神经SEP检查;并以45名年龄匹配的健康青少年的胫后神经SEP作为正常值参考对照.在MRI图像上测量AIS患者的小脑扁桃体位置.小脑扁桃体位置低于枕骨大孔前后缘骨皮质的最低点之间的连线定义为小脑扁桃体异位.SEP波形消失、峰潜伏期延长及峰潜伏期不对称定义为SEP异常的标准.分别计算AIS患者小脑扁桃体异位发生率及SEP异常率,并分析小脑扁桃体异位与SEP异常的相关性.分析小脑扁桃体异位与SEP异常对侧凸严重程度的影响.结果 171例AIS患者中小脑扁桃体异位者总共有63例(36.8%),SEP异常者共有62例(36.3%).根据不同侧凸严重程度分组分析,结果提示小脑扁桃体异位和SEP异常均与侧凸严重程度无关,小脑扁桃体异位与SEP异常无明显相关,P值均>0.05.结论 部分AIS患者存在小脑扁桃体异位或躯体感觉传导通路异常,两者之间并无相关性,可能与AIS的不同发病机制有关.

Study of relationship between position of the cerebellar tonsil and abnormal somatosenory evoked potentials in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Objective To investigate the abnormality of position of the cerebellar tonsil and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), and to explore its clinical significance. Methods Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (MBI) of hindbrain and posterior tibial nerve SEP (PTN-SEP) were performed on 171 young operative treated AIS patients. The PTN-SEP obtained from 45 age-matched healthy control individuals were considered as standard values. Tonsillar ectopia (TE) was defined as any inferior displacement of the tonsils. Absence of SEP waveforms, prolongation of peek latency or asymmetrical peek latency were defined as pathological change. The incidence of TE and pathological SEP was determined in all AIS patients. The association of TE and abnormal SEP for AIS patients was also assessed. Results The incidence of TE and abnormal SEP in AIS patients was 36.8% (63/171) and 36.3% (62/171), respectively. It was shown the frequency of TE and abnormal SEP were not significantly different among AIS patients with different curve severity. Statistical analysis failed to show a correlation between TE and abnormal SEP. Conclusions TE and disorder of somatosensory pathways do exist in a subgroup of AIS patients. However, there is not a significant association between TE and abnormal somatosensory function. It is suggested that TE and disorder of somatosensory function might contributes to different etiopathogenesis of AIS.