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Augmentation of Somatosensory Evoked Potential Waves in Patients with Cervical Spinal Stenosis

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Intraoperative monitoring of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) is thought to decrease the risk of neurological injury during corrective spinal surgery (4, 10) and intracranial vascular procedures (20). Diagnosis of change in neurological function as revealed by changes in SEP waves may be hindered by small waves.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    R. W. McPherson

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  1. University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Thomas B. Ducker M.D., F.A.C.S. (Clinical Professor, Associate Professor) (Clinical Professor, Associate Professor)

  2. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Thomas B. Ducker M.D., F.A.C.S. (Clinical Professor, Associate Professor) (Clinical Professor, Associate Professor)

  3. Division of Surgical Research, St. Luke’s Spine Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Richard H. Brown Ph.D (Director, Research Director) (Director, Research Director)

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McPherson, R.W., Ducker, T.B. (1988). Augmentation of Somatosensory Evoked Potential Waves in Patients with Cervical Spinal Stenosis. In: Ducker, T.B., Brown, R.H. (eds) Neurophysiology and Standards of Spinal Cord Monitoring. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3804-1_21

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