TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 33. Intraoperative Neurologic Monitoring A1 - Keifer, John C. A1 - Borel, Cecil O. A2 - Longnecker, David E. A2 - Brown, David L. A2 - Newman, Mark F. A2 - Zapol, Warren M. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Anesthesiology, 2e AB - Anesthetic strategies to enhance intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system include techniques that minimize interference with neurophysiologic monitoring as well as techniques that preserve neurocognitive function during the structure and function mapping in the awake patient.The cellular basis of normal electroencephalography (EEG) reveals a variety of pathways to produce alterations of electrical and neurocognitive function.Synchronous EEG is seen with sleep, sedation and anesthesia, and cerebral ischemia.Processed EEG algorithms can aid the objective assessment of EEG changes. As long as there is an understanding of the EEG features analyzed by these algorithms, pitfalls leading to inaccurate assessment can be avoided.Achieving reliability with evoked potential monitoring depends on minimizing anesthetic effect, maintaining a constant anesthetic level, and ensuring adequate nervous tissue perfusion.Intraoperative wakefulness for cortical mapping has been achieved by a variety of techniques. For a successful procedure, all techniques must address maintenance of effective ventilation during craniotomy and a balance of clear sensorium and sufficient analgesia to enable effective patient participation during cortical mapping.Subarachnoid block for placement of epidural stimulating electrodes allows for maintained patient perception of electrode stimulation while providing effective anesthesia for laminotomy. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56631465 ER -