Transcranial electrical motor-evoked potential monitoring during surgery for spinal deformity: A study of 145 patients

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1043-1050

  Langeloo, Danielle D ^a   Lelivelt, Arjan ^a   Journée, H Louis ^a   Slappendel, Robert ^a   De Kleuver, Marinus ^a  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intraoperative monitoring; Motor evoked potentials; Spinal surgery; TCE MEP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE MALFORMATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037648812     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200305150-00017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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