Intra-operative direct electrical stimulations of the central nervous system: the Salpêtrière experience with 60 patients

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 141; no. 11; pp. 1157 - 1167
• Main Authors: Duffau, H, Capelle, L, Sichez, J, Faillot, T, Abdennour, L, Law Koune, J D, Dadoun, S, Bitar, A, Arthuis, F, Van Effenterre, R, Fohanno, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Austria Springer Nature B.V 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Adult; Brain - physiopathology; Brain - surgery; Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis; Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology; Brain Mapping - instrumentation; Brain Neoplasms - physiopathology; Brain Neoplasms - surgery; Dominance, Cerebral - physiology; Electric Stimulation - instrumentation; Equipment Design; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glioma - physiopathology; Glioma - surgery; Humans; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - physiopathology; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - surgery; Language Disorders - diagnosis; Language Disorders - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Intraoperative - instrumentation; Nervous system; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; Prognosis; Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis; Psychomotor Disorders - physiopathology

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