Brain surgery in motor areas: The invaluable assistance of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-88

  Sala, F ^a   Lanteri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain mapping; Brain neoplasms; Evoked potentials, motor; Glioma; Neurophysiological monitoring, intraoperative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SURGERY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INSULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 0345095419     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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