Intraoperative electromyography and surgical observations as predictive factors of facial nerve outcome in vestibular schwannoma surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-312

  Bernat, Isabelle ^a,b,c,d   Grayeli, Alexis Bozorg ^a,c,d   Esquia, Gonzalo ^a,c,d   Zhang, Zhihua ^a,c,d   Kalamarides, Michel ^a,d   Sterkers, Olivier ^a,c,d  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Facial function; Facial monitoring; Facial palsy; Prognostic; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; EAR SURGERY; EAR TUMOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMA; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN STEM; EAR NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649087843     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181be6228     Document Type: Article

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