Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in cervical surgery: Identification of pre- and intraoperative risk factors associated with neurological deterioration

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 566-573

  May, Daniel M ^a   Jones, Stephen J ^a   Crockard, H Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cervical vertebrae; perioperative monitoring; somatosensory evoked potentials; spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0029841262     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0566     Document Type: Article

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