Minimally invasive stereotactically-guided extirpation of brain stem cavernoma with the aid of electrophysiological methods

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-43

  Cedzich, Cornelia ^a   Pechstein, U ^b   Zentner, J ^b   Van Roost, D ^b  

^a Neurosurgical Clin of Nürnberg   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain stem cavernoma; Motor evoked and sensory evoked potential monitoring; Stereotactic guidance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOTOR CORTEX; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0032903419     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053367     Document Type: Article

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