Motor evoked potentials predicting early recovery from paraparesis after embolisation of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Interventional Neuroradiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-84

  Kothbauer, K ^a   Pryor, J C ^a   Berenstein, A ^a   Setton, A ^a   Deletis, V ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dural arteriovenous malformations; Embolisation; Monitoring; Motor evoked potentials; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; ENBUCRILATE; ETHIODIZED OIL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARAPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031971833     PISSN: 11239344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/159101999800400110     Document Type: Article

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