Intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery: can we do it without intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring?
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this review is to discuss the utilization of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) during spinal cord tumor surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
The literature generally supports the use of intraoperative monitoring during surgery for spinal cord lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
We argue that IONM should be the standard of care for the treatment of such pathology, and a number of issues supporting this argument are discussed.
Hsu
Wesley
W
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. weshsu@jhmi.edu
Bettegowda
Chetan
C
Jallo
George I
GI
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*