Author/Editor		Vodušek, David B; Deletis, Vedran
Title		Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring of the sacral nervous system
Type		članek
Source		In: Deletis V, Shils JL, editors. Neurophysiology in neurosurgery: a modern intraoperative approach. Amsterdam: Academic press,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 197-217
Language		eng
Abstract		In the first part of this chapter, the basic functional neuroanatomy of the genitourinary and anorectal systems is briefly described. These systems are involved in the socalled sacral functions (micturition, defecation, erection, ejaculation, etc.). In this section we describe clinical neurophysiological tests of the functional integrity of the sacral neuromuscular system used for diagnostic purposes: The second part of this chapter deals with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring of the lumbosacral nervous system. The validity of different intraoperative monitoring techniques of this system is summarized.
Descriptors		INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD SPINAL NERVE ROOTS EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS ELECTROMYOGRAPHY ACTION POTENTIALS ELECTRIC STIMULATION PENIS ANUS CLITORIS EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR REFLEX, BABINSKI