Intraoperative continuous vagus nerve monitoring with repetitive direct stimulation in surgery for jugular foramen tumors

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Authors

Ken Matsushima · Tokyo Medical University

Michihiro Kohno · Tokyo Medical University

Norio Ichimasu · Tokyo Medical University

Yujiro Tanaka · Tokyo Medical University

Nobuyuki Nakajima · Tokyo Medical University

Masanori Yoshino · Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital

Abstract

Intraoperative continuous vagus nerve monitoring enables real-time and quantitative assessment of vagus nerve function and is important for avoiding permanent vagus nerve palsy, while helping to achieve sufficient resection of tumors around the jugular foramen.

Topics & Keywords

Meningioma and schwannoma management Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery

Volume 135, Issue 4, pp. 1036-1043

DOI: 10.3171/2020.8.jns202680

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