Abstract:Intraoperative motor evoked potential MEP monitorings were performed during 100 spinal operations. Among these 100 operations, transcranial MEP TCMEP were performed in 98 operations including 30 cervical laminoplasties, 22 lumbar laminectomies, 12 cervical anterior fusions, 9 lumbar discectomies, 7 posterior interbody fusions, 7 vertebroplasties, 6 lumbar spinal canal fenestrations, and 4 spinal tumors. Transcranial stimulations at 300 400 V were used and applied by screw electrodes placed in the scalp and the… Show more
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