Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

From the reviews of the third edition: "The author provides the reader with an easy-to-read overview of IOM technology and background involved in monitoring the nervous system with evoked potentials (EPs) and electromyography (EMG). ... This book will be useful especially for IOM technologists and monitorists, for whom it can serve as an introductory text. It also will be useful for surgeons who use monitoring in their cases, who may find this an instructive way to better understand the IOM techniques and their limitations." (Marc R. Nuwer, Surgical Neurology International, Vol. 3, 2012)

• 1. IntroductionSECTION I: PRINCIPLES OF INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING2. Basis of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring3. Generation of electrical activity in the nervous system and muscles4. Practical aspects of recording evoked activity from nerves, fiber tracts and nucleiReferences to Section ISECTION II: SENSORY SYSTEMS5. Anatomy and physiology of sensory systems 6. Monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials7. Monitoring auditory evoked potentials8. Monitoring visual evoked potentialsReferences to Section IISECTION III: MOTOR SYSTEMS9. Anatomy and physiology of motor systems10. Practical aspects of monitoring spinal motor systems11. Practical aspects of monitoring cranial motor nervesReferences to Section IIISECTION IV: PERIPHERAL NERVES12. Anatomy and physiology of peripheral nerves13. Practical aspects of monitoring peripheral nervesReferences to Section IVSECTION V: INTRAOPERATIVE RECORDINGS THAT CAN GUIDE THE SURGEON IN THE OPERATION14. Identification of specific neural tissue15. Intraoperative diagnosis and guidance in an operationReferences to Section VSECTION VI: PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC RECORDING IN THE OPERATING ROOM16. Anesthesia and its constraints in monitoring motor and sensory systems 17. General considerations about intraoperative neurophysiological and monitoring18. Equipment, recording technique and data analysis and stimulation19. Evaluating the benefits of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring