Microsurgical treatment outcomes of brainstem cavernous malformation: Subgroup comparison depending on application of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring

Objectives: Controversies regarding effectiveness of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) in resection of brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) have been argued. Immediate postoperative surgical outcomes, long term functional outcomes including cranial nerve deficits prognosis and mod...

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Main Authors: Joonho Byun, M.D., Jae Sung Ahn, M.D., Ph.D., Wonhyoung Park, M.D., Seok Ho Hong, M.D., Ph.D., Young-Hoon Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Chang Jin Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Jeong Hoon Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Seungjoo Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918300355