title: Audit of neurophysiological recording during movement disorder surgery.
abstract: Sixty-two cases of thalamic pallidal and subthalamic surgery in Dundee were audited to assess the influence of physiological localisation on the procedure. Methods included microelectrode recording, evoked potential and stimulation techniques. Although anatomical localisation is improving with modern techniques, the physiological information is still modifying the surgery in 67% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Surgical Neurology and Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. alan@Foster2000.freeserver.co.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Eljamel
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tulley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008485:Medical Audit; D008839:Microelectrodes; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology