What does intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials bring to the neurosurgeon?

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1015-1017

  Deletis, V ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARAPLEGIA; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 25444511056     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0573-8     Document Type: Editorial

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