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Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for the Spine

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Intraoperative neuromonitoring is an essential modality for ensuring safety of neurosurgical procedures of the spinal cord. Many techniques have come into regular clinical use within the last decade, and their utility recognized as guideline recommendations. This chapter will provide a broad overview of the common electrophysiological monitoring methods of the spinal cord including somatosensory evoked potentials, motor evoked potentials, spontaneous electromyography, and pedicle screw monitoring.

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  1. Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India

    Dhritiman Chakrabarti & Deepti Srinivas

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  1. Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Hemanshu Prabhakar

  2. Division of Neuroanesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Zulfiqar Ali

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Chakrabarti, D., Srinivas, D. (2019). Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for the Spine. In: Prabhakar, H., Ali, Z. (eds) Textbook of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3387-3_5

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