Magnetic motor evoked potentials in newborns with spina bifida.

The article investigates the applicability of magnetic motor evoked potentials (MEP) in a prognostic model for spina bifida. According to the authors, study results have shown that MEP is applicable in newborns with spina bifida. The findings, the authors report, demonstrate that excitable neural tissue is present in or under the spinal lesion, even in severe cases of spina bifida.