Intraoperative neurophysiology of the conus medullaris and cauda equina

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-253

  Kothbauer, Karl F ^a   Deletis, Vedran ^b,c  

^a Division of Neurosurgery   (Switzerland)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Conus medullaris; Intraoperative; Monitoring; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ANUS SPHINCTER; BRAIN MAPPING; BULBOCAVERNOSUS REFLEX; CAUDA EQUINA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFLEX; REVIEW; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

CAUDA EQUINA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77949268284     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-1020-6     Document Type: Review

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