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Intraoperative Diagnosis and Guidance in an Operation

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Intraoperative neurophysiologic recordings are beneficial for reducing the risk of postoperative deficits, and similar techniques can be used for the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders and for guiding the surgeon in certain operations. Intraoperative measurements of neural conduction and neural conduction velocity can help to determine the nature of a specific pathology and assist in identifying the anatomical location of the pathology in such nerves. Such recordings can guide the surgeon to the proper anatomical location for surgical intervention, and indeed, they may also help the surgeon choose the appropriate surgical intervention.

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    The abnormal muscle response (7–9) is also known as the “lateral spread response” (10) or the “delayed muscle response.”

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Møller, A.R. (2011). Intraoperative Diagnosis and Guidance in an Operation. In: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7436-5_15

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