Through real-time assessments of how the patient's nervous system is functioning throughout a surgical procedure, Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery presents vital techniques to guide surgeons in their efforts to minimize the risks of unintentional damage to healthy nervous tissue. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date intraoperative neurophysiological techniques and guidelines for the management of neuroanesthesia during MEP monitoring. Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery is a valuable educational tool that describes the theoretical and practical aspects of intraoperative monitoring through example. Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery is a valuable educational tool that describes the theoretical and practical aspects of intraoperative monitoring through example. The authors provide in-depth descriptions of the most advanced techniques in intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and guidelines for the management of neuroanesthesia during MEP monitoring.

PART ONE: Motor Evoked Potentials/Neurophysiological Base (Background) -- Animal and Human Motor System Neurophysiology Related to Intraoperative Monitoring -- Intraoperative Neurophysiology and Methodologies Used to Monitor the Functional Integrity of the Motor System -- PART TWO: Intraoperative Neurophysiology of the Spinal Cord (Spinal Cord Monitoring) -- Spinal Cord Surgery -- Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery -- Selective Spinal Cord Lesioning Procedures for Spasticity and Pain -- Neurophysiological Monitoring During Endovascular Procedures on the Spine and the Spinal Cord -- Intraoperative Neurophysiological Mapping of the Spinal Cord's Dorsal Columns -- PART THREE: Intraoperative Neurophysiology of Periperal Nerves, Nerve Roots and Plexuses -- Intraoperative Neurophysiology of the Peripheral Nervous System -- Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring of the Sacral Nervous System -- Sensory Rhizotomy for the Treatment of Childhood Spasticity -- Neurophysiological Monitoring During Pedicile Screw Placement -- PART FOUR: Intraoperative Neurophysiology of Cranial Nerves and Brainstem -- Surgery of Brainstem Lesions -- Monitoring and Mapping the Cranial Nerves and the Brainstem -- Brainstem Mapping -- PART FIVE: Intraoperative Neurophysiology of Supratentorial Procedures -- Intraoperative Neurophysiological Mapping and Monitoring for Supratentorial Procedures -- PART SIX: Intraoperative Neurophysiology During Stereotactic Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders -- Neurophysiological Monitoring During Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders -- PART SEVEN: Intraoperative Neurophysiology and Anesthesia Management -- Anesthesia and Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring.

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