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February 21, 2012; 78 (8) Special Article

Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials

Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society

M.R. Nuwer, R.G. Emerson, G. Galloway, A.D. Legatt, J. Lopez, R. Minahan, T. Yamada, D.S. Goodin, C. Armon, V. Chaudhry, G.S. Gronseth, C.L. Harden
First published February 20, 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318247fa0e
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Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials
Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
M.R. Nuwer, R.G. Emerson, G. Galloway, A.D. Legatt, J. Lopez, R. Minahan, T. Yamada, D.S. Goodin, C. Armon, V. Chaudhry, G.S. Gronseth, C.L. Harden
Neurology Feb 2012, 78 (8) 585-589; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318247fa0e

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vol. 78 no. 8 585-589
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318247fa0e
PubMed: 
22351796

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received June 17, 2011
  • Accepted October 7, 2011
  • First Published February 20, 2012.

Copyright & Usage: 
Copyright © 2012 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.

Author Disclosures

    1. M.R. Nuwer, MD, PhD, FAAN,
    2. R.G. Emerson, MD, FAAN,
    3. G. Galloway, MD, FAAN,
    4. A.D. Legatt, MD, PhD, FAAN,
    5. J. Lopez, MD,
    6. R. Minahan, MD,
    7. T. Yamada, MD,
    8. D.S. Goodin, MD,
    9. C. Armon, MD, MHS, FAAN,
    10. V. Chaudhry, MD, FAAN,
    11. G.S. Gronseth, MD, FAAN and
    12. C.L. Harden, MD
  1. M.R. Nuwer, MD, PhD, FAAN,
  2. R.G. Emerson, MD, FAAN,
  3. G. Galloway, MD, FAAN,
  4. A.D. Legatt, MD, PhD, FAAN,
  5. J. Lopez, MD,
  6. R. Minahan, MD,
  7. T. Yamada, MD,
  8. D.S. Goodin, MD,
  9. C. Armon, MD, MHS, FAAN,
  10. V. Chaudhry, MD, FAAN,
  11. G.S. Gronseth, MD, FAAN and
  12. C.L. Harden, MD
  1. From the Department of Neurology (M.R.N.), University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Hospital for Special Surgery (R.G.E.), New York, NY; Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics (G.G.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus; Department of Neurology (A.D.L.), Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Department of Neurology (J.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (T.Y.), University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City; Department of Neurology (D.S.G.), University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco; Division of Neurology (C.A.), Tufts University School of Medicine and Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA; Department of Neurology (V.C.), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Neurology (G.S.G.), University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City; and Department of Neurology (C.L.H.), Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY.
  1. Correspondence & reprint requests to American Academy of Neurology: guidelines{at}aan.com
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