Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring for intramedullary spinal-cord tumor surgery

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 407-414

  Kothbauer, K F ^a  

^a Division of Neurosurgery   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

D wave; Intramedullary tumors; Motor evoked potentials; Paraparesis; Paraplegia; Physical injuries; Preventive medicine; Spinal cord monitoring; Spinal cord surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; ANIMAL; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37149044059     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.10.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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