Efficacy of the visual evoked potential monitoring in endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery as a real-time visual function

Conclusion: Intraoperative monitoring of VEP predicts postoperative visual function, and a reversible change in VEP indicates that visual function will be preserved. Intraoperative VEP monitoring will be mandatory for surgeries harboring a risk of visual impairment.

Source: Neurology India - July 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Fumihiko Nishimura Daisuke Wajima Young-Soo Park Yasushi Motoyama Ichiro Nakagawa Shuichi Yamada Hiroshi Yokota Kentaro Tamura Ryosuke Matsuda Yasuhiro Takeshima Tsunenori Takatani Hiroyuki Nakase Source Type: research