Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3039874 | Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
•We used spinal cord evoked potentials (SCEP) during intramedullary cord tumor surgery.•The sensory tract was monitored using SCEP after electrical spinal cord stimulation.•The motor tract was monitored using SCEP after transcranial electrical stimulation.•We found substantial differences in SCEP responses between cases.•Multimodal SCEP is a useful means of monitoring spinal cord function during surgery.
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Authors
Muneharu Ando, Tetsuya Tamaki, Munehito Yoshida, Mamoru Kawakami, Seiji Kubota, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Shunji Tsutsui, Hiroshi Yamada,