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Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring

ISBN: 9780521518031 | 0521518032
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 11/29/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
A comprehensive clinical review of the current trends in intraoperative neurophysiology with chapters on various modalities and clinical uses. Questions and detailed answers on the topics covered can be found on the accompanying website to aid study. Suitable for trainees and neurophysiologists in practice.

Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring has shown a steady increase in use for surgeries in which neural structures may be at risk of injury. Some of the surgical techniques used carry inherent risks, and the... MORE
Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgementsp. x
Introduction, history, and staffing for intraoperative monitoringp. 1
The preoperative assessmentp. 10
Magnetic stimulationp. 19
The operating-room environment and team approach: pitfalls and technical factorsp. 33
Basic pharmacology of anesthetic agents and 1 their effects on neurophysiological monitoringp. 42
Somato... MOREp. 52
Transcranial electric motor stimulation: technique and exclusionary criteriap. 64
Electrocorticography and intraoperative electroencephalographyp. 77
Brainstem auditory evoked potential monitoringp. 90
Pedicle screw application and electromyographic recordingp. 101
Cranial nerve monitoringp. 109
Peripheral nerve monitoring: basics and indicationsp. 142
Special considerations in pediatric surgical monitoringp. 163
Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring of vascular disordersp. 172
Selective dorsal rhizotomies: technique and protocol for monitoringp. 196
Interpreting and reporting the neurophysiologic data to the surgical team: how to do it and when it is indicatedp. 207
Intraoperative wake-up testp. 221
Postoperative studies and outcomes: clinical indications and usefulness of a postoperative studyp. 225
Indexp. 236
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Gloria M. Galloway MD is Director of the Evoked Potential Monitoring Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and a professor of Clinical Neurology and Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ohio, USA. Marc R. Nuwer MD is Professor, Department of Neurology, David Geffin UCLA School of Medicine, and Department Head, Clinical Neurophysiology, Ronal Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA. Jaime R. Lopez MD is Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Khaled M. Zamel MD is an attending physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA, and a Consultant and Chief of Pediatric Neurology Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.


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