title: Electrophysiological monitoring of neural functions during neurosurgery.
abstract: The intraoperative evoked potential monitoring has become indispensable in patients at risk for neurologic damages during surgery. This review presents the principal clinical indications for intraoperative monitoring of sensory and motor functions of spinal cord as well as of the auditory, facial and optic nerves and of brain functions during cerebrovascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Neurofisiopatologia, Ospedali S. Gennaro, USL N. 42, Regione Campania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guadagnino
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009493:Neurosurgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology