Value of intraoperative threshold stimulus in predicting postoperative facial nerve function after acoustic tumor resection

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-251

  Nissen, Alan J ^a   Sikand, Ashley ^b   Curto, Frank S ^b   Welsh, Joseph E ^b   Gardi, John ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b University of Louisville ^*

Author keywords

Acoustic tumor resection; Facial nerve function; Intraopoerative threshold stimulus

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030983041     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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