Intraoperative evoked potential techniques

Abstract

There are many recent advances in intraoperative evoked potential techniques for mapping and monitoring neural function during surgery. In particular, somatosensory evoked potential optimization speeds surgical feedback, motor evoked potentials provide selective motor system information, and new visual evoked potential methods promise reliable visual system monitoring. This chapter reviews these advances and provides a comprehensive background for understanding their context and importance.

Keywords: Brainstem auditory evoked potentials; Intraoperative monitoring; Mapping; Motor evoked potentials; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Visual evoked potentials.