title: Neurophysiologic monitoring during cranial base surgery: is it necessary?
abstract: Intra-operative neurophysiologic monitoring is here to stay. Future improvements of technique will allow neurophysiologists to monitor many brain and CN functions not reliably monitored at present. It is expected that such monitoring will become a routine part of all complex neurosurgical operations, despite the current pressure to reduce the cost of health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Sekhar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bejjani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nora
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vera
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009482:Neurophysiology