Case Report

Multimodal Intraoperative Monitoring During Microsurgical Treatment of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

10.5152/TJAR.2020.88942

  • Kadarapura Nanjundaiah Gopalakrishna
  • Prashanth Menon
  • Prashant Singh
  • Nupur Pruthi
  • Suparna Bharadwaj

Received Date: 30.06.2019 Accepted Date: 30.07.2019 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2020;48(5):423-426

We report here a case to illustrate the potential intraoperative multimodal monitoring options available for safe ligation of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). The success of microsurgical treatment depends on the correct identification of the arterial feeder and monitoring the functional integrity of the corticospinal tract.

Keywords: Dural arteriovenous fistulas, motor evoked potentials, multimodal monitoring, spinal surgery