Experimental study of medullary trigeminal evoked potentials: Development of a new method of intraoperative monitoring of the medulla oblongata

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-76

  Oikawa, Tomoyoshi ^a   Matsumoto, Masato ^a   Sasaki, Tatsuya ^a   Kodama, Namio ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dog; Evoked potential; Intraoperative monitoring; Medulla oblongata; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY CORTEX; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033922246     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0068     Document Type: Article

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