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Ackerstaff RG, Moons KG, van de Vlasakker CJ, Moll FL, Vermeulen FE, Algra A, Spencer MP. Association of intraoperative transcranial Doppler monitoring variables with stroke from carotid endarterectomy. Stroke 31:1817-23, 2000.

Aglio LS, Romero R, Desai S, Ramirez M, Gonzalez AA, Gugino LD. The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for monitoring descending spinal cord motor function. Clin Electroencephalogr 33:30-41, 2002.

Anderson RC, Emerson RG, Dowling KC, Feldstein NA. Attenuation of somatosensory evoked potentials during positioning in a patient undergoing suboccipital craniotomy for Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia. J Child Neurol 16:936-9, 2001.

Arrington ED, Hochschild DP, Steinagle TJ, Mongan PD, Martin SL. Monitoring of somatosensory and motor evoked potentials during open reduction and internal fixation of pelvis and acetabular fractures. Orthopedics 23:1081-3, 2000.

Bartley K, Woodforth IJ, Stephen JP, Burke D. Corticospinal volleys and compound muscle action potentials produced by repetitive transcranial stimulation during spinal surgery. Clin Neurophysiol 113:78-90, 2002.

Berryhill WE, Javel E. Mapping of the VIIIth cranial nerve by electrical stimulation: methods for differentiating auditory from vestibular responses. Otol Neurotol 22:944-51, 2001.

Bloom M, Beric A, Bekker A. Dexmedetomidine infusion and somatosensory evoked potentials. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 13:320-2, 2001.

Bose B, Wierzbowski LR, Sestokas AK. Neurophysiologic monitoring of spinal nerve root function during instrumented posterior lumbar spine surgery. Spine 27:1444-1450, 2002.

Calancie B, Harris W, Brindle GF, Green BA, Landy HJ. Threshold-level repetitive transcranial electrical stimulation for intraoperative monitoring of central motor conduction. J Neurosurg 95:161-8, 2001.

Curatolo JM, Macdonell RA, Berkovic SF, Fabinyi GC. Intraoperative monitoring to preserve central visual fields during occipital corticectomy for epilepsy. J Clin Neurosci 7:234-7, 2000.

da Costa VV, Saraiva RA, de Almeida AC, Rodrigues MR, Nunes LG, Ferreira JC. The effect of nitrous oxide on the inhibition of somatosensory evoked potentials by sevoflurane in children. Anaesthesia 56:202-7, 2001.

Danesh-Clough T, Taylor P, Hodgson B, Walton M. The use of evoked EMG in detecting misplaced thoracolumbar pedicle screws. Spine 26:1313-6, 2001.

de Haan P, Kalkman CJ. Spinal cord monitoring: somatosensory- and motor-evoked potentials. Anesthesiol Clin North America 19:9223-45, 2001.

Deletis V. The "motor" inaccuracy in neurogenic motor evoked potentials. Clin Neurophysiol 112:1265-6, 2001.

Deletis V, Camargo AB. Transcranial electrical motor evoked potential monitoring for brain tumor resection. Neurosurgery 49:1488-9, 2001.

Deletis V, Isgum V, Amassian VE. Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying motor evoked potentials in anesthetized humans. Part 1. Recovery time of corticospinal tract direct waves by pairs of transcranial electrical stimuli. Clin Neurophysiol 112:438-44, 2001.

Deletis V, Rodi Z, Amassian VE. Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying motor evoked potentials in anesthetized humans. Part 2. Relationship between epidurally and muscle recorded MEP's in man. Clin Neurophysiol 112:445-52, 2001.

Deletis V, Sala F. The role of intraoperative neurophysiology in the protection and documentation of surgically induced injury to the spinal cord. Ann NY Acad Sci 939:137-44, 2001.

Deutsch H, Arginteanu M, Manhart K, Perin N, Camins M, Moore F, Steinberger AA, Weisz DJ. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in anterior thoracic vertebrectomy. J Neurosurg 92:155-61, 2000.

Hatem J, Sindou M, Vial C. Intraoperative monitoring of facial EMG responses during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm. Prognostic value for long-term outcome: a study in a 33-patient series. Br J Neurosurg 15:496-9, 2001.

Holland N. Intraoperative electromyography. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:444-453, 2002.

Horikoshi T, Omata T, Uchida M, Asari Y, Nukui H. Usefulness and pitfalls of intraoperative spinal motor evoked potential recording by direct cortical electrical stimulation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 142:257-62, 2000.

Horowitz MB, Carrau R, Crammond D, Kanal E. Risks of tumor embolization in the presence of an unrecognized patent foramen ovale: case report. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 23:982-4, 2002.

Hu Y, Luk KD, Wong YW, Lu WW, Leong JC. Effect of stimulation parameters on intraoperative spinal cord evoked potential monitoring. J Spinal Disord 14:449-452, 2001.

Isley MR, Balzer JR, Pearlman RC, Zhang X-F. Intraoperative motor evoked potentials. Am J END Technol 41:266-338, 2001.

Jacobs ML, Meylaerts SA, de Haan P, de Mol BA, Kalkman CJ. Assessment of spinal cord ischemia by means of evoked potential monitoring during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Semin Vasc Surg 13:299-307, 2000.

Jallo GI, Kothbauer KF, Epstein FJ. Intrinsic spinal cord tumor resection. Neurosurgery 49:1124-8, 2001.

Kiya N, Bannur U, Yamauchi A, Yoshida K, Kato Y, Kanno T. Monitoring of facial evoked EMG for hemifacial spasm: a critical analysis of its prognostic value. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 143:365-8, 2001.

Krieger D, Sclabassi RJ. Real-time intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Methods 25:272-87, 2001.

Kombos T, Suess O, Ciklaterkerlio O, Brock M. Monitoring of intraoperative motor evoked potentials to increase the safety of surgery in and around the motor cortex. J Neurosurg 95:608-14, 2001.

Kombos T, Suess O, Kern BC, Funk T, Hoell T, Kopetsch O, Brock M. Comparison between monopolar and bipolar stimulation of the motor cortex. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 141:1295-301, 1999.

Ku AS, Hu Y, Irwin MG, Chow B, Gunawardene S, Tan EE, Luk KD. Effect of sevoflurane/nitrous oxide versus propofol anaesthesia on somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of the spinal cord during surgery to correct scoliosis. Br J Anaesth 88:502-7, 2002.

Lak KD, Hu Y, Lu WW, Wong YW. Effect of stimulus pulse duration on intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring. J Spinal Disord 14:247-51, 2001.

Langeloo DD, Journee HL, Polak B, de Kleuver M. A new application of TCE-MEP: spinal cord monitoring in patients with severe neuromuscular weakness undergoing corrective spine surgery. J Spinal Disorder 14:445-8, 2001.

Legatt A. Mechanisms of intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potential changes. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:396-408, 2002.

Legatt A. Current practice of motor evoked potential monitoring: results of a survey. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:454-460, 2002.

Legatt A, Emerson R. Motor evoked potential monitoring-it's about time. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:383-386, 2002.

Lips J, de Haan P, de Jager SW, Vanicky I, Jacobs MJ, Kalkman CJ. The role of transcranial motor evoked potentials in predicting neurologic and histopathalogic outcome after experimental spinal cord ischemia. Anesthesiology 97:183-91, 2002.

Luk KD, Hu Y, Wong YW, Cheung KM. Evaluation of various evoked potential techniques for spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery. Spine 26:1772-7, 2001.

MacDonald DB. Individually optimizing posterior tibial somatosensory evoked potential P37 scalp derivations for intraoperative monitoring. J Clin Neurophysiol 18:364-71, 2001.

MacDonald DB. Safety of intraoperative transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potential monitoring. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:416-429, 2002.

MacDonald DB, Al Zayed Z, Khoudeir I, Stigsby B. Monitoring scoliosis surgery with combined multiple pulse transcranial electrical motor and cortical somatosensory-evoked potentials form the lower and upper extremities. Spine 28:194-203, 2003.

MacDonald DB, Janusz M. An approach to intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring of thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery. J Clin Neurophysiol 19:43-54, 2002.

Macri S, DeMonte A, Greggi T, Parisini P, Zanoni A, Merlini L. Intra-operative spinal cord monitoring in orthopaedics. Spinal Cord 38:133-39, 2000.

Manninen PH, Tan TK, Sarjeant RM. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during carotid endarterectomy in patients with a stroke. Anesth Analg 93:39-44, 2001.

Mason SM, Cope Y, Garnham J, O'Donoghue GM, Gibbin KP. Intra-operative recordings of electrically evoked auditory nerve action potentials in young children by use of neural response telemetry with the nucleus C124M cochlear implant. Br J Audiol 35:225-35, 2001.

Mills WJ, Chapman JR, Robinson LR, Slimp JC. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during closed humeral nailing: a preliminary report. J Orthop Trauma 14:167-70, 2000.

Minahan RE, Sepkuty JP, Lesser RP, Sponseller PD, Kostuik JP. Anterior spinal cord injury with preserved neurogenic "motor" evoked potentials. Clin Neurophysiol 112:1442-50, 2001.

Noonan KJ, Walker T, Feinberg JR, Nagel M, Didelot W, Lindseth R. Factors related to false- versus true-positive neuromonitoring changes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Spine 15:825-30, 2002.

Noss RS, Lalwani AK, Yingling CD. Facial nerve monitoring in middle ear and mastoid surgery. Laryngoscope 111:831-6, 2001.

Odegard KC, Kirse DJ, del Nido PJ, Laussen PC, Casta A, Booke J, Kenna MA, McGowan FX Jr. Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during video-assisted thorascopic surgery for patent ductus arteriosus. J Cardothorac Vasc Anesth 14:562-4, 2000.

Oikawa T, Matsumoto M, Sasaki T, Kodama N. Experimental study of medullary trigeminal evoked potentials: development of a new method of intraoperative monitoring of the medulla oblongata. J Neurosurg 93:68-76, 2000.

Parikh S, Mehlman C, Keith R. A third-degree burn caused by a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode during spinal surgery: a case report. Spine 28:E21-24, 2003.

Pelosi L, Lamb J, Grevitt M, Mehdian SM, Webb JK, Blumhardt LD. Combined monitoring of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials in orthopaedic spinal surgery. Clin Neurophysiol 113:1082-91, 2002.

Pelosi L, Stevenson M, Hobbs GJ, Jardine A, Webb JK. Intraoperative motor evoked potentials to transcranial electrical stimulation during two anesthetic regimens. Clin Neurophysiol 112:1076-87, 2001.

Pereon Y, Nguyen S, Delecrin J, Pham Dang C, Bodin J, Drouet JC, Passuti N. Combined spinal cord monitoring using neurogenic mixed evoked potentials and collision techniques. Spine 27:1571-6, 2002.

Reidy DP, Houlden D, Nolan PC, Kim M, Finkelstein JA. Evaluation of electromyographic monitoring during insertion of thoracic pedicle screws. J Bone Joint Surg Br 83:1009-14, 2001.

Rodi Z, Vodusek DB. Intraoperative monitoring of the bulbocavernosus reflex: the method and its problems. Clin Neurophysiol 112:879-83, 2001.

Rogers ML, Henderson L, Mahajan RP, Duffy JP. Preliminary findings in the neurophysiological assessment of intercostals nerve injury during thoracotomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 21:298-301, 2001.

Romstock J, Fahlbusch R, Ganslandt O, Nimsky C, Strauss C. Localisation of the sensorimotor cortex during surgery for brain tumours: feasibility and waveform patterns of somatosensory evoked potentials. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:221-9, 2002.

Romstock J, Strauss C, Fahlbusch R. Continuous electromyography monitoring of motor cranial nerves during cerebellopontine angle surgery. J Neurosurg 93:586-93, 2000.

Russo G, Di Maro D, Grasso U, Daniele B. Carotid endarterectomy: a retrospective analysis. Microendarterectomy and transcranial Doppler ultrasound monitoring. J Neurosurg Sci 45:206-12, 2001.

Sala F, Krzan MJ, Deletis V. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in pediatric neurosurgery: why, when, how? Childs Nerv Syst 8:264-87, 2002.

Sala F, Niimi Y, Berenstein A, Deletis V. Neuroprotective role of neurophysiological monitoring during endovascular procedures in the spinal cord. Ann NY Acad Sci 939:126-36, 2001.

Samra SK, Dy EA, Welch KB, Lovely LK, Graziano GP. Remifentanil- and fentanyl-based anesthesia for intraoperative monitoring of somatosensory evoked potentials. Anesth Analg 92:1510-5, 2001.

Sbarigia E, Schioppa A, Misuraca M, Panico MA, Battocchio C, Maraglino C, Speziale F, Fiorani P. Somatosensory evoked potentials versus locoregional anaesthesia in the monitoring of cerebral function during carotid endarterectomy surgery: preliminary results of a prospective study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 21:413-16, 2001.

Schalke HP, Goldbrunner RH, Milewski C, Krauss J, Trautner H, Behr R, Sorensen N, Helms J, Roosen K. Intra-operative electromyographic monitoring of lower cranial motor nerves (LCN IX-XII) in skull base surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 103:72-82, 2001.

Schalke HP, Goldbrunner R, Siebert M, Behr R, Roosen K. Intra-operative electromyographic monitoring of extra-ocular motor nerves (Nn. III, VI) in skull base surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 143:251-61, 2001.

Schalke HP, Milewski C, Goldbrunner RH, Kindgen A, Riemann R, Helms J, Roosen K. Combined intra-operative monitoring of hearing by means of auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and transtympanic electrocochleography (EcochG) during surgery of intra- and extracranial acoustic neuromas. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 143:985-95, 2001.

Scheufler KM, Zentner J. Total intravenous anesthesia for intraoperative monitoring of the motor pathways: an integral view combining clinical and experimental data. J Neurosurg 96:571-9, 2002.

Schick U, Dohnert J, Richter A, Konig A, Vitzthum HE. Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy versus open surgery: an intraoperative EMG study. Eur Spine J 11:20-6, 2002.

Schwartz DM, Drummond DS, Hahn M, Ecker ML, Dormans JP. Prevention of positional brachial plexopathy during surgical correction of scoliosis. J Spinal Disorder 13:78-82, 2000.

Sekiya T, Hatayama T, Shimamura N, Suzuki S. Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring of oculomotor nuclei and their intramedullary tracts during midbrain tumor surgery. Neurosurgery 47:1170-6, 2000.

Seyal M, Mull B. Mechanisms of signal change during intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of the spinal cord. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:409-415, 2002.

Siebenrock KA, Rosler KM, Gonzalez E, Ganz R. Intraoperative electromyography of the superior gluteal nerve during lateral approach to the hip for arthroplasty: a prospective study of 12 patients. J Arthroplasty 15:867-80, 2000.

Sihle-Wissel M, Scholz M, Cunitz G. Transcranial magnetic-evoked potentials under total intravenous anaesthesia and nitrous oxide. Br J Anaesth 85:465-7, 2000.

Sloan TB, Heyer EJ. Anesthesia for intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring of the spinal cord. J Clin Neurophysiology 19:430-443, 2002.

Stecker NM. The effects of automatic artifact rejection on evoked potential recordings. Comput Biol Med 32:247-59, 2002.

Tani T, Ishida K, Ushida T, Yamamato H. Intraoperative electroneurography in the assessment of the level of operation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the elderly. J Bone Joint Surg Br 82:269-74, 2000.

Tohdoh Y, Sumita S, Kawamata T, Omote K, Kawana S, Namiki A. Acute respiratory and metabolic acidosis induced by excessive muscle contraction during spinal evoked stimulation. Br J Anaesth 86:589-93, 2001.

Tucker A, Slattery WH 3rd, Solcyk L, Brackmann DE. Intraoperative auditory assessments as predictors of hearing preservation after vestibular schwannoma surgery. J Am Acad Audiol 12:471-7, 2001.

Van Dongen EP, Schepens MA, Morshuis WJ, ter Beek HT, Aarts LP, de Boer A, Boezeman EH. Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: use of evoked potential monitoring in 118 patients. J Vasc Surg 34:1035-1040, 2001.

Vaugha DJ, Thornton C, Wright DR, Fernandes JR, Robbins P, Dore C, Brunner MD. Effects of different concentrations of sevoflurane and desflurane on subcortical somatosensory evoked responses in anaesthetized, non-stimulated patients. Br J Anaesth 86:59-62, 2001.

Von Koch CS, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Gulati M, Lyon R, Peacock WJ, Yingling CD. Clinical outcome in children undergoing tethered cord release utilizing intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Pediatr Neurosurg 37:81-6, 2002.

Wada T, Yao H, Miyamoto T, Mukai S, Yamamura M. Prevention and detection of spinal cord injury during thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repairs. Ann Thorac Surg 72:80-4, 2001.

Wan IY, Angelini GD, Bryan AJ, Ryder I, Underwood MJ. Prevention of spinal cord ischaemia during descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 19:203-13, 2001.

Webb LX, de Araujo W, Donofrio P, Santos C, Walker FO, Olympio MA, Haygood T. Electromyography monitoring for percutaneous placement of iliosacral screws. J Orthop Trauma 14:245-54, 2000.

Wedekind C, Klug N. Recording nasal muscle F waves and electromyographic activity of the facial muscles: a comparison of two methods used for intraoperative monitoring of facial nerve function. J Neurosurg 95:974-8, 2001.

Weiss DS. Spinal cord and nerve root monitoring during surgical treatment of lumbar stenosis. Clin Orthop 384:82-100, 2001.

Wiedemayer H, Fauser B, Sandalcioglu IE, Schafer H, Stolke D. The impact of neurophysiological monitoring on surgical decisions: a critical analysis of 423 cases. J Neurosurg 96:255-62, 2002.

Wilson-Holden TJ, Padberg AM, Parkinson JD, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Bassett GS. A prospective comparison of neurogenic mixed evoked potential stimulation methods: utility of epidural elicitation during posterior spinal surgery. Spine 25:2364-71, 2000.

Wilson-Holden TJ, VanSickle D, Lenke LG. The benefit of neurogenic mixed evoked potentials for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring during correction of severe scoliosis: a case study. Spine 27:E258-65, 2002.

Wohl DL, Kilpatrick JK, Leshner RT, Shaia WT. Intraoperative pediatric laryngeal electromyography: experience and caveats with monopolar electrodes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 110:524-31, 2001.

Zhou HH, Kelly PJ. Transcranial electrical motor evoked potential monitoring for brain tumor resection. Neurosurgery 48:1075-80, 2001.