title: Continuous and simultaneous monitoring of EEG spectra and brainstem auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials in the intensive care unit and the operating room.
abstract: Individual monitoring of EEG and evoked potentials is gradually becoming standard in neurosurgery: compressed power spectra during carotid endarterectomy, brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) during posterior fossa surgery, and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) mainly during spinal cord surgery. In this paper, a new technique is described in which EEG, BAEP, and SEP are recorded and evaluated simultaneously and continuously. This allows a better survey of different neuronal structures and systems in the brain and brainstem. First results from intraoperative and intensive care patient monitoring are reported.
authors: Department of Medical Informatics, Technical University of Graz, Austria.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Pfurtscheller
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Schwarz
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Schroettner
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Litscher
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Maresch
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Auer
authors: W
authors: W
authors: List
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000601:surgery*