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Electrophysiological Monitoring During Acoustic Neuroma and Other Posterior Fossa Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R.D. Linden ,
C.H. Tator ,
C. Benedict ,
D. Charles ,
V. Mraz  and
I. Bell
R.D. Linden*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
C.H. Tator
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
C. Benedict
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
D. Charles
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
V. Mraz
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
I. Bell
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Otolaryngology and Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
*
Room 12-423, Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2S8
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Techniques used to monitor the function of the seventh and eighth cranial nerves during acoustic neuroma and other posterior fossa surgery are reviewed. The auditory brainstem response (ABR), electrocochleogram (ECochG) and direct recording from the auditory nerve (CNAP) were compared. The best technique is the ECochG, although in many cases, the CNAP should be used as a back-up technique. The CNAP is especially useful for the identification of the auditory nerve. Both can provide real-time feedback on the physiological integrity of the auditory nerve. The ABR may be helpful in monitoring brainstem function. For some procedures, optimal monitoring requires the combined recording of all three techniques.

Monopolar constant-voltage intracranial stimulation of the facial nerve is helpful for the identification and preservation of the facial nerve. Audio monitoring of spontaneous electromyographic activity provides real-time feedback on the effect of surgical manipulation of the nerve. Monitoring of ephaptic transmission in the facial nerve during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm aids in the identification of the offending vessel.

Type
Special Supplement — Neurosurgical Symposium
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 73 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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