Combined motor- and somatosensory-evoked potential monitoring for spine and spinal cord surgery: Correlation of clinical and neurophysiological data in 85 consecutive procedures

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 616-622

  Hyun, S J ^a   Rhim, S C ^a   Kang, J K ^a   Hong, S H ^a   Park, B R G ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring; Motor evoked potentials; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349123409     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.11     Document Type: Article

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