F-wave recordings from nasal muscle for intraoperative monitoring of facial nerve function

• Published in: Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie Vol. 57; no. 4; p. 184
• Main Authors: Wedekind, C, Klug, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 1996
• Subjects: Adult; Cerebellar Neoplasms - physiopathology; Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery; Cerebellopontine Angle - physiopathology; Cerebellopontine Angle - surgery; Craniotomy; Facial Muscles - innervation; Facial Nerve - physiopathology; Facial Nerve Injuries; Facial Paralysis - physiopathology; Facial Paralysis - prevention & control; Functional Laterality - physiology; Humans; Monitoring, Intraoperative - instrumentation; Motor Neurons - physiology; Neurologic Examination; Neuroma, Acoustic - physiopathology; Neuroma, Acoustic - surgery; Nose - innervation; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Spinal Nerve Roots - injuries; Spinal Nerve Roots - physiopathology
• ISSN: 0044-4251

The generation of the F-wave in muscle after peripheral motor nerve stimulation depends upon the functional integrity of the entire motoaxon between its axon hillock and the motor endplates. Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) surgery bears the risk of damaging the facial nerve in its root exit zone; funct...