Predictive value of intraoperative vagus nerve corticobulbar motor evoked potentials to assess the risk of dysphagia in fourth ventricle surgery

GM Della Pepa, F Fraschetti, M Di Domenico… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Dysphagia is a significant complication in fourth ventricle surgery. Corticobulbar
motor evoked potentials (CB-MEPs) of the lower cranial nerves may provide real-time …

Tailored approach and multimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring in cerebellopontine angle surgery

A Izzo, V Stifano, GM Della Pepa, M Di Domenico… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is a highly complex anatomical compartment consisting
of numerous nervous and vascular structures that present mutual and intricate spatial …

A study on the role of intraoperative corticobulbar motor evoked potentials for improving safety of cerebellopontine angle surgery in elderly patients

QG D'Alessandris, G Menna, V Stifano, GM Della Pepa… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Preservation of facial nerve function (FNF) during neurosurgery for cerebellopontine angle
(CPA) tumors is paramount in elderly patients. Corticobulbar facial motor evoked potentials …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing surgical technique in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm–Results from a surgical series with contemporary use of neuronavigation …

M Battistelli, A Izzo, M D'Ercole… - Surgical Neurology …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) through a retrosigmoid approach is
considered the treatment of choice in cases of hemifacial spasm (HFS) due to neurovascular …

Enhancing facial nerve outcomes in vestibular schwannoma surgery

GM Della Pepa, A Izzo, QG D'Alessandris… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
TO THE EDITOR: We read with great interest the paper written by Harris et al., 1 which
delves into the predictive value of anatomical, radiological, and intraoperative …

The predictive value of intraoperative facial motor evoked potentials in cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery

SY Pan, RN Holdefer, HL Wu, CR Li, L Guo - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Our aim is to explore the value of intraoperative facial motor evoked potentials
(FMEP) for facial outcomes in cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumor surgery to provide an …

[HTML][HTML] Improving Outcomes and Preventing Complications in Cranial Base Surgery

N Montano, R Martinelli, JP Almeida - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
2. Discussion Several articles have explored pituitary pathology, predominantly treated via
the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA). Porras et al.(contribution 2) analyzed the most …

Stereoscopic Monitoring Technique for Motor Area Tumors

GM Della Pepa, M Di Domenico, GM Ceccarelli… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The balance between comprehensive intraoperative neurophysiological
monitoring (IONM) for both upper and lower limbs while ensuring the reliability of motor …

Neuroapraxia of Trigeminal Nerve Controlled by Neuromonitoring During Microvascular Decompression in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Affected by Drug-Resistant …

N Montano, R Martinelli, A Izzo… - Operative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
CONCLUSION: Intraoperative neuromonitoring controlled neuroapraxia of trigeminal nerve
with temporary titanium aneurysm clip application during microvascular decompression is a …