Open AccessIntraoperative Motor Evoked Potential Improvement in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Comparison of Cortical Stimulation Parameters
Author(s) -
Yew Long Lo,
Lisa Zhu,
Reuben Chee Cheong Soh,
Chang Guo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.1.102
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , decompression , evoked potential , surgery , stimulation , audiology
Intraoperative monitoring of the motor pathways is a routine procedure for ensuring the integrity of descending motor tracts during spinal surgery. Intraoperative motor evoked potential improvement (MEPI) may be associated with a better postsurgical outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). To compare the efficacy of two cortical stimulation parameters in eliciting MEPI intraoperatively during CSM surgery.