Technical developments in intra-operative monitoring for the preservation of cranial motor nerves and hearing in skull base surgery

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-24

  Schlake, Hans Peter ^a,b   Goldbrunner, Roland ^a   Milewski, Christian ^a   Siebert, Michael ^a   Behr, Robert ^a   Riemann, Randolf ^a   Helms, Jan ^a   Roosen, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic evoked potentials; Acoustic neuromas; Electrocochleography; Intra operative monitoring; Lower cranial nerves; Oculomotor nerves

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0033059626     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740885     Document Type: Review

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