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Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) are commonly used in the OR for a variety of spinal and intracranial procedures. Findings that are consistent with ischemia and injury can easily be mimicked by the effect of anesthetics as well as physiologic changes, both of which are controlled by the anesthesiologist. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the basic concepts of these modalities is essential.
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Ozcan, M.S. (2017). SSEP’s and More. In: Raj, T. (eds) Data Interpretation in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55862-2_12
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