Intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials: A review of 116 cases

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 999-1004

  Nagle, K J ^a   Emerson, R G ^a,c   Adams, D C ^a   Heyer, E J ^a   Roye, D P ^a   Schwab, F J ^a   Weidenbaum, M ^a   McCormick, P ^a   Pile Spellman, J ^a   Stein, B M ^a   Farcy, J P ^b   Gallo, E J ^a   Dowling, K C ^a   Turner, C A ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 10244240623     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.4.999     Document Type: Article

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