[Functional status of spinal motoneurons in patients with acute cerebral circulatory disorders]

The article presents the results of clinico-electromyographic examinations of 75 patients with a history of acute impairment of circulation in the carotid system. The study revealed differences in changes in the antidromic excitability of spinal motoneurons as judged from the amplitude parameters of the F wave in relation to the time elapsed from the moment of the stroke and to the nature of neurologic disturbances. Examination of the F wave is shown to be informative in monitoring the recovery of motor functions.