AANS Beyond 2021: Full Collection-Neurosurgical preoperative evoked potentials (NEUROPREP) A single centre retrospective review of paediatric presurgical evoked potentials

Neurosurgical preoperative evoked potentials (NEUROPREP) A single centre retrospective review of paediatric presurgical evoked potentials

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In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of preoperative evoke potential (EP) testing in the evaluation of complex pediatric neurosurgical patients. They explain that intraoperative monitoring of EPs can help detect and prevent postoperative deficits, but factors such as poor baseline can affect the accuracy of monitoring. The speaker shares their hospital's experience with preoperative EPs, conducting a retrospective review to identify associated clinical factors and alert criteria used. They find that preoperative EP abnormality and sensory motor deficits are common in these patients and that preoperative EPs are associated with baseline abnormalities and the type of monitoring criteria employed. They recommend the use of preoperative EPs in complex neurosurgical cases.

Keywords

preoperative evoke potential testing

complex pediatric neurosurgical patients

intraoperative monitoring

postoperative deficits

baseline abnormalities