Intraoperative corticomuscular motor evoked potentials for evaluation of motor function: A comparison with corticospinal D and I waves

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Fujiki, Minoru ^a   Furukawa, Yoshie ^a   Kamida, Tohru ^a   Anan, Mitsuhiro ^a   Inoue, Ryo ^a   Abe, Tatsuya ^a   Kobayashi, Hidenori ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticospinal D wave; Corticospinal I wave; Electrical stimulation; Intraoperative monitoring; Motor cortex; Motor evoked potential; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644533846     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.1.85     Document Type: Article

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