Surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors: The role of intraoperative (neurophysiological) monitoring

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Sala, Francesco ^a   Bricolo, Albino ^a   Faccioli, Franco ^a   Lanteri, Paola ^b   Gerosa, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MONITORING; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION; WAVEFORM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35648962935     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0423-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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