Utility of intraoperative electromyography in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: A meta-analysis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sekula Jr , Raymond F ^a   Bhatia, Sanjay ^a   Frederickson, Andrew M ^a   Jannetta, Peter J ^a   Quigley, Matthew R ^a   Small, George A ^a   Breisinger, Ryan ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal motor response; Hemifacial spasm; Intraoperative electromyography; Lateral spread

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MICROVESSELS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE;

EID: 70350043509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.8.FOCUS09142     Document Type: Article

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