Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring of scoliosis surgery

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 62-69

  Mendiratta, Anil ^a   Emerson, Ronald G ^a  

^a Columbia Comp Epilepsy Ctr ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative monitoring; Motor evoked potentials; Neurophysiologic monitoring; Scoliosis surgery

Indexed keywords

EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; ANESTHESIA; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SCOLIOSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 67649388663     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31819f9049     Document Type: Review

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