title: Multimodality monitoring of the central nervous system using motor-evoked potentials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This review was conducted to examine the role of motor-evoked potential monitoring in spine and central nervous system surgery to determine whether other monitoring modalities such as the wake-up test or somatosensory-evoked potentials can be eliminated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current literature suggests that motor-evoked potential, despite some advantages, still requires that other monitoring modalities such as somatosensory-evoked potentials or electromyography be used to provide optimal monitoring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature supports the use of multimodality monitoring using all of the electrophysiological techniques that can provide intraoperative information about the neural structures at risk during the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA. Tod.Sloan@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Tod B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janik
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jameson
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control