Intraoperative facial motor evoked potentials monitoring with transcranial electrical stimulation for preservation of facial nerve function in patients with large acoustic neuroma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-325

  Liu, Bai Yun ^a   Tian, Yong Ji ^a   Liu, Wen ^a   Liu, Shu Ling ^b   Qiao, Hui ^b   Zhang, Jun Ting ^a   Jia, Gui Jun ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Cranial nerves; Motor evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33947134832     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200702020-00013     Document Type: Article

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