Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations-association between intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring changes and neurological outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microsurgical resection of spinal cord cavernous malformations can be assisted by intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM). While the clinical outcome after surgical resection has been discussed in several case series, the association of intraoperative IONM changes and detailed neurological outcome, however, has not been analyzed so far.

Methods

Seventeen patients with spinal cavernomas underwent surgery between 02/2004 and 06/2020. Detailed neurological and clinical outcome as well as IONM data including motor-evoked potential (MEP) and somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring were retrospectively analyzed. Intraoperative IONM changes were compared to outcome at 3-month and 1-year follow-up in order to identify surrogate parameters for an impen

SUBMITTER: Niedermeyer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9519689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature