Intraoperative electrocorticography and cortical stimulation in children

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-108

  Gallentine, William B ^a   Mikati, Mohamad A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain mapping; Children; Cortical stimulation; Electrocorticography; Epilepsy surgery; Intraoperative monitoring

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; AGE; BRAIN; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649399670     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181a0339d     Document Type: Review

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