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EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulation

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Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring has become a routine procedure in complex spine surgery. Somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) recording has been advocated to monitor the functional integrity of the nervous system during surgical manipulation.

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  1. Houston Texas Pain Management, PA, Houston, Texas, USA

    Kenneth M. Alò (President and CEO, Director)

  2. Section of Neuro-Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Monterrey Technical University, Monterrey, Mexico

    Kenneth M. Alò (President and CEO, Director)

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Richter, E.O., Abramova, M.V., Alò, K.M. (2011). EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulation. In: Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88567-4_13

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