Facial nerve EMG monitoring

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-46

  Calder, H B ^a   White, Dawn E ^a  

^a Biotronic   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; anesthesia; EMG; evoked motor responses; facial nerve; intraoperative monitoring; stimulators

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029802377     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.1996.11080536     Document Type: Review

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