Coaxial insulated bipolar electrode for monopolar and bipolar mapping of neural tissue: Technical note with emphasis on the principles of intra-operative stimulation

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 470-474

  Schekutiev, G ^a   Schmid, U D ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Cauda equina; Electrical stimulation; Nerve; Neurography; Neuromonitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CAUDA EQUINA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; CAUDA EQUINA; CRANIAL NERVES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 0029938963     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01420311     Document Type: Article

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