Split facial nerve course in vestibular schwannomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 698-705

  Strauss, Christian ^a   Prell, Julian ^b   Rampp, Stefan ^b   Romstöck, Johann ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Facial nerve; Intraoperative electromyography; Neurophysiological monitoring; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BRAIN STEM; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR NERVE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750732948     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.5.698     Document Type: Article

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