The third edition of this classic text again provides practical, comprehensive coverage of the anatomical and physiological basis for intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Written by a leading authority in the field, Dr. Aage Moller has updated this important title to again offer all the leading-edge knowledge needed to perform electrophysiological recordings in the operating room, to interpret the results, and to present the results to the surgeon. The field known as "intraoperative monitoring" has expanded rapidly to cover other uses of neurophysiology and electrophysiologic recordings during surgical operations that affect the brain, spinal cord, and other parts of the nervous system. These new areas are covered in this new edition. To better represent the content of the book and the field as it now stands, many of the chapters have been revised and new material has been added. While the general organization of the book is maintained, chapters such as monitoring of motor systems have been revised and extended with new material, including more detailed description of the anatomy and physiology of motor systems and new information about intraoperative monitoring.
Author(s): Aage R. Møller (auth.)
Edition: 3
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 656
Tags: Neurosurgery
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Basis of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring....Pages 9-22
Generation of Electrical Activity in the Nervous System and Muscles....Pages 23-41
Practical Aspects of Recording Evoked Activity from Nerves, Fiber Tracts, and Nuclei....Pages 43-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Anatomy and Physiology of Sensory Systems....Pages 57-92
Monitoring Somatosensory Evoked Potentials....Pages 93-122
Monitoring Auditory Evoked Potentials....Pages 123-161
Monitoring Visual Evoked Potentials....Pages 163-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Anatomy and Physiology of Motor Systems....Pages 169-205
Practical Aspects of Monitoring Spinal Motor Systems....Pages 207-234
Practical Aspects of Monitoring Cranial Motor Nerves....Pages 235-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Anatomy and Physiology of Peripheral Nerves....Pages 261-267
Practical Aspects of Monitoring Peripheral Nerves....Pages 269-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Identification of Specific Neural Tissue....Pages 275-294
Intraoperative Diagnosis and Guidance in an Operation....Pages 295-317
Front Matter....Pages 318-319
Anesthesia and Its Constraints in Monitoring Motor and Sensory Systems....Pages 321-327
General Considerations About Intraoperative Neurophysiology and Monitoring....Pages 329-344
Equipment, Recording Techniques, and Data Analysis and Stimulation....Pages 345-374
Evaluating the Benefits of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring....Pages 375-386
Back Matter....Pages 387-403
