Quality-of-life and detailed functional outcome after IONM-aided microsurgical resection of cervical and thoracic intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults

Quality-of-life and motor/gait function improves/stabilizes in the majority of patients during follow-up after ctIMSCTs resection. Persistence of a postoperative deterioration in sensory function and a higher preoperative QoL perception are factors associated with a worse physical QoL follow-up outcome.