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Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during surgery for tethered cord syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20963697     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: The tethered cord syndrome refers to a variety of lesions that can cause the conus medullaris to be low-lying or incapable of movement within the spinal canal. Permanent or temporary neurological complications were reported following surgical release. In this report, peri- and postoperative results in cases with tethered cord syndrome that were followed by multimodal intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (MIONM) methods are presented.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: An IONM system (Nicolet CR Endeavor) was used for monitoring during tethered cord surgery. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), motor evoked potentials (MEPs), direct nerve root/rootlet stimulation, free-run electromyography (EMG) and F-waves were used during tethered cord surgery of 10 cases to prevent possible nerve injuries.
RESULTS: MEP and SEP recordings did not change in any of the cases during surgery. The nervous tissue was identified and differentiated from connective tissue in three cases when motor responses were elicited with direct stimulation of nerve roots. None of the cases had neurological deficits following the operation.
CONCLUSION: Direct nerve root/rootlet stimulation should be one of the components of MIONM during surgery for tethered cord syndrome to prevent postoperative neurological deficits.
Authors:
Mehmet Beyazova; Murat Zinnuroglu; Hakan Emmez; Kadir Kaya; H Zerrin Ozkose; M Kemali Baykaner; Zeynep Erden; Nurdan Orucoglu; Gokhan Tuna Ozturk; Zeynep Erdogan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Turkish neurosurgery     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1019-5149     ISO Abbreviation:  Turk Neurosurg     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-21     Completed Date:  2010-12-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9423821     Medline TA:  Turk Neurosurg     Country:  Turkey    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  480-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Gazi University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ankara, Turkey. mbeyazova@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Electromyography*
Evoked Potentials, Motor*
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory*
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
Male
Monitoring, Intraoperative / instrumentation,  methods*
Neural Tube Defects / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Spinal Nerve Roots / physiology
Young Adult

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