Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Alarm Criteria to Predict Foot Drop Injury During Lumbosacral Surgery
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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002288
Abstract: Study Design. A retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. This study aims to investigate whether waveform alterations in transcranial motor evoked potentials (TCMEPs) can reliably predict postoperative foot drop. Summary of Background Data. Nerve injury leading to… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; drop; foot drop; transcranial motor ... See more keywords
The impact of several craniotomies on transcranial motor evoked potential monitoring during neurosurgery.
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DOI: 10.3171/2016.7.jns152759
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Transcranial motor evoked potential (tMEP) monitoring is popular in neurosurgery; however, the accuracy of tMEP can be impaired by craniotomy. Each craniotomy procedure and changes in the CSF levels affects the current spread. The… read more here.
Keywords: tmep; csf; motor; transcranial motor ... See more keywords