The intermedius nerve as a confounding variable for monitoring of the free-running electromyogram. Issue 9 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prell, Julian; Strauss, Christian; Rachinger, Jens; Scheller, Christian; Alfieri, Alex; Herfurth, Kirsten; Rampp, Stefan
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1833
• Page End: 1839
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.11.028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st075">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0190">In vestibular schwannoma patients with an identifiable intermedius nerve, the free-running EMG may show additional A-trains.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0195">A-train activity attributable to the intermedius nerve does not have a relevant clinical correlate.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0200">Thus, for interpretation of the free-running EMG, the intermedius nerve needs to be taken into account as a confounder.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>