Demonstration of cerebral plasticity by intra-operative neurophysiological monitoring: Report of an uncommon case

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 885-889

  Kombos, Theodoros ^a   Pietila T ^a   Kern, B C ^a   Kopetsch, O ^a   Brock, M ^a   Rabow, I ^b   Isamat, F ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral plasticity; Cortical stimulation; Monopolar cortical stimulation; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CASE REPORT; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032855310     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050391     Document Type: Article

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