Table 4.
MIOM of false positive cases (n = 2) out of 246 Patients operated on cervical spine
| False positive cases of cervical | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Region | Pathology | Surgery | Duration | IOM modalities | IOM-baseline | IOM-changes | Expected neurological deficit |
| F, 69 years | C0–T1 | Congen. Malformation with sek. compressive Myelopathy (SLCT) | Dorsal decompression and fusion | 3.8 h | csT5-EPcmEP BR,ADMnMNc-EPEMG BR,ADM | Pathological motor and sensory potentials on both sides | Alteration of cmEP ADM left | Radiculopathy C8 left |
| F, 83 years | C6–C7 | Spondylotic cervical myelopathy (SLCT) | Ventral and dorsal decompression and fusion | 5.3 h | csT12-EPcmEP BR,ADMnc/ns-EP MN, TNEMG BR,ADM | Motor and sensory evoked potentials severely pathological | Alteration of ncEP MN left | Ataxie left Arm |