Intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring.
The purpose of intraoperative monitoring is to preserve function and prevent injury to the nervous system at a time when clinical examination is not possible. Cranial nerves are delicate structures and are susceptible to damage by mechanical trauma or ischemia during intracranial and extracranial surgery. A number of reliable electrodiagnostic techniques, including nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and the recording of evoked potentials have been adapted to the study of cranial nerve function during surgery. A growing body of evidence supports the utility of intraoperative monitoring of cranial nerve nerves during selected surgical procedures.
Department of Neurology, Mayo College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55902, USA. mharper@mayo.edu
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D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods