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Practical Aspects of Monitoring Spinal Motor Systems

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This chapter concerns practical aspects of monitoring spinal motor systems (monitoring of cranial motor nerves is discussed in Chap. 11). It discusses techniques for stimulation of the motor cortex and the spinal cord, and for recording of transcranial motor evoked potentials (Tc-MEP).

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