Table 2. Data Indicating the Cranial Nerve Monitored and Postoperative Outcome.

Cranial nerves	III	IV	VI		V	VII	IX	X	XI	XII
Total number of patients monitored	153	135	187		16	39	32	35	14	32
Total number of nerves monitored	219	192	285		24	63	55	61	24	59
Side monitored
Right	43	40	41		3	9	5	5	2	2
Left	44	38	48		5	6	4	4	2	3
Both	66	57	98		8	24	23	26	10	27
Total number of patients with significant activity	39	20	18		1	10	6	6	2	2
Number of cranial nerves with significant activity	46	21	21		1	15	8	10	4	3
Total cranial nerve deficits in patients with significant activity	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
Transient	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
Permanent	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
Total number of patients without significant activity	114	115	169		15	29	26	29	12	30
Number of cranial nerves without significant activity	173	171	264		23	48	47	53	20	56
Total cranial nerve deficits in patients without significant activity	3	2	9		0	0	1	1	0	1
Transient	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
Permanent	3	1	7		0	0	1	1	0	1