Abstract
In diseases of spine and spinal cord structures somatosensory evoked potentials and magnetic stimulation allow to assess the functional integrity of sensory and motor spinal tracts. These examinations are a supplementation to new radiological techniques of structural changes imaging. The paper outlines the principle of somatosensory evoked potentials and of motor potentials evoked using a magnetic stimulator. The value of these examinations in the diagnostics of some diseases of the CNS was pointed out. (Author/Eds.)