Intra-operative neurophysiology during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83

  Fernandez Conejero I ^a,b   Ulkatan, S ^b   Sen, C ^b   Deletis, V ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Corticobulbar motor evoked potentials; F wave; Hemifacial spasm; Intra operative neuromonitoring; Lateral spread; Microvascular decompression

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMONITORING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BLINKING; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84655170294     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.10.007     Document Type: Review

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