NEUROPHYSIOLOGY IN NEUROSURGERY. A MODERN APPROACH. 2ND EDITION

• PART I: Introduction to Intraoperative Neurophysiology
a. Historical perspective
• PART II: Intraoperative Neurophysiology: Neurophysiological perspective
a. Neurophysiology of the motor system: basics and IOM techniques
b. Neurophysiology of the somatosensory system: basics and IOM techniques
c. Neurophysiology of the auditory system: basics and IOM techniques
d. Neurophysiology of the visual system: basics and IOM techniques
e. Neurophysiology of language and other cognitive systems
f. Neurophysiology of critical brainstem and spine reflexes
• PART III: Safety and Anesthesia in Intraoperative Neurophysiology
a. Safety
b. Principles of Anesthesia
• PART IV: Intraoperative Neurophysiology: Surgical perspective
a. Supratentorial surgery
b. Infratentorial surgery
c. Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery
d. Surgery of the Peripheral Nervous System
e. Vascular Neurosurgery
f. Functional Neurosurgery
• Part V: Conclusions on current challenges of neuromonitoring
a. Analysis of Costs and Benefits
b. Evidence Based Medicine and Intraoperative Neurophysiology
c. Current trends and threats

• Provides a valuable educational tool that describes the theoretical and practical aspects of intraoperative monitoring through example
• Presents in-depth descriptions of the most advanced techniques in intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and mapping
• Features a surgical procedures section that focuses on specific surgical procedures and the type of monitoring used during these procedures

Authors
• Vedran Deletis, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Mount Sinai West Hospital, NY, USA.
• Jay L. Shils, Director of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring and Associate Professor in Anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
• Francesco Sala, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Verona University Hospital, Italy.
• Kathleen Seidel, Head of the Unit of Intraoperative Neurophysiology. Attending Physician and Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.