Inhoudsopgave
Pain processing in the ventrocaudal nucleus of the human thalamus.- Principles of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring.- Basis of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring.- Generation of Electrical Activity in the Nervous System and Muscles.- Practical Aspects of Recording Evoked Activity From Nerves, Fiber Tracts, and Nuclei.- Sensory Systems.- Anatomy and Physiology of Sensory Systems.- Monitoring Auditory Evoked Potentials.- Monitoring of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials.- Monitoring of Visual Evoked Potentials.- Motor Systems.- Anatomy and Physiology of Motor Systems.- Practical Aspects of Monitoring Spinal Motor Systems.- Practical Aspects of Monitoring Cranial Motor Nerves.- Peripheral Nerves.- Anatomy and Physiology of Peripheral Nerves.- Practical Aspects of Monitoring Peripheral Nerves.- Intraoperative Recordings That Can Guide the Surgeon in the Operation.- Identification of Specific Neural Tissue.- Intraoperative Diagnosis and Guide in Operations.- Practical Aspects of Electrophysiological Recording in the Operating Room.- Anesthesia and Its Constraints in Monitoring Motor and Sensory Systems.- General Considerations About Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring.- Equipment, Recording Techniques, Data Analysis, and Stimulation.- Evaluating the Benefits of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring.