Intraoperative preservation of corticospinal function in the brainstem

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-422

  Neuloh, G ^a,c   Bogucki, J ^b   Schramm, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CORTICOSPINAL FUNCTION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR LESION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749112621     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.157792     Document Type: Article

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