Modalities of Testing

Surgical Procedures Appropriate for Upper SSEP (Somatosensory Evoked Potential):

1. Craniotomy (Craniectomy for aneurysm clipping)
   1. Internal Carotid Artery Bifurcation Aneurysm
   2. Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
   3. Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
   4. Cavernous Carotid Aneurysms
   5. Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysm
   6. Basilar Tip Aneurysms
2. Carotid Endarterectomy- Extracranial Vascular Reconstruction
3. Spinal Surgeries
   1. Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Corpectomy, Vertebrectomy
   2. Cervical Laminectomy to remove Tumor
   3. Posterior Cervical Fusions
   4. Trans-Oral Odontoid Resections
   5. Cervical Corpectomy
4. Microvascular Decompression
5. Intracranial Arterial Venous Malformations
6. Brain Tumor Resections

Surgical Procedures Appropriate for Lower SSEP (SomatoSensory Evoked Potential) Data:

1. Spinal Instrumentation for Scoliosis
2. Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
3. Aortic Aneurysm
4. Craniotomy (Craniectomy for aneurysm clipping)
   1. Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
   2. Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
5. Spinal Cord Procedures
   1. Lumbosacral Decompression  (Monitor EMG for Nerve Root irritation)
   2. Intramedullary or Extramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
   3. Stabilization of Odontoid/Dens Fracture
   4. Instrumentation for Spinal Instability
   5. Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations
   6. Spinal Cord Untethering
      
   7. Total Disc Replacement
   8. Thoracic Laminectomy
   9. Cauda Equina Tumors
   10. Syringomyelia

Surgical Procedures Appropriate for BAEPs (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials):

1. Midrovascular Decompressions
   1. Trigeminal Nerve ( Trigeminal Neuralgia)
   2. Seventh Nerve ( Hemifacial Spasm)
2. Suboccipital Craniectomy
   1. Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor Removal (acoustic Neuroma)
   2. Brainstem Lesions
   3. Posterior Fossa Aneurysms (except Basilar)
   4. Posterior Fossa vascular malformation
   5. Arnold Chiari Malformations