The Impact of Neurophysiological Monitoring during Intradural Spinal Tumor Surgery

F Ilhan, S Boulogne, A Morgado, C Dauleac… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Spinal cord tumors represent a significant surgical challenge.
Neurophysiological evaluation using motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and somatosensory …

[HTML][HTML] A Concise Guide to D-Wave Monitoring during Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumour Surgery

SN Zurita Perea, PA Alvarez Abut, K Seidel - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
D-waves (also called direct waves) result from the direct activation of fast-conducting, thickly
myelinated corticospinal tract (CST) fibres after a single electrical stimulus. During …

Treatment of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a modified Delphi technique of the North American Spine Society Section of Spine Oncology: Presented at the 2023 …

AM Hersh, Z Pennington, D Lubelski… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) are rare tumors with
heterogeneous presentations and natural histories that complicate their management …

Transcranial electrical evoked muscle potentials for pediatric neurosurgery: scoping review of stimulation techniques and success rates

A Fudickar, K Berndt, K Novak - Child's Nervous System, 2025 - Springer
Purpose The background of this scoping review is that pediatric neurosurgery in the vicinity
of motor pathways is associated with the risk of motor tract damage. By measuring …

Case report: Surgical treatment of an astrocytoma in the thoracic spinal cord of a cat

KM Santifort, S Tamura, DR Rissi… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A 15-year-old spayed female domestic shorthaired cat was evaluated for chronic
progressive paraparesis and proprioceptive ataxia. Neurological examination was …

Role of posterior longitudinal ligament complex in spinal deformity secondary to surgical resection of the intradural tumor

X Yin, K Luo, Y Jin, Y Liu, Y Wang, M Liu… - Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In most cases, complete resection of the intradural tumor is accompanied by long‐
term neurological complications. Postoperative spinal deformity is the most common …

Intraoperative neurophysiology in pediatric neurosurgery: a historical perspective

F Sala - Child's Nervous System, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Intraoperative neurophysiology (ION) has been established over the past three
decades as a valuable discipline to improve the safety of neurosurgical procedures with the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of intraoperative direct wave monitoring in patients with pre-operative motor deficits: Case series

S Duvuru, V Sanker, M Mylavarapu, S Lund… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction and importance D-wave (Direct waves) are Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs)
generated by a single transcranial stimulation and captured by attaching an epidural …

Predictive Value of Motor Evoked Potentials in the Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors in Children

L Antkowiak, M Putz, R Sordyl, S Pokora… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of motor evoked potentials (MEP) in the
resection of pediatric intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tumors. Additionally, we aimed to …