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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2024

Application of neurophysiological monitoring during tethered cord release in children.

Junjun Guo, Xianlan Zheng, Hongyao Leng, Qiao Shen, Jialin Pu

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Junjun GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Structural Birth Defect and Reconstruction, Chongqing, 400000, China.
Xianlan ZhengDepartment of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400000, China. zhengxianlan@vip.163.com.
Hongyao LengDepartment of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400000, China.
Qiao ShenDepartment of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400000, China.
Jialin PuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Structural Birth Defect and Reconstruction, Chongqing, 400000, China.

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objectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the effect of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) on tethered spinal cord release in children.

methodsThe clinical data of 454 children with tethered cord syndrome who underwent surgery for tethered cord release were retrospectively analyzed. The children were divided into two groups: the non-IONM group and the IONM group. SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical analysis. The evaluation indices included the effective rate and incidence of new neurological dysfunction.

resultsThe short-term results showed that the effective rate of the non-IONM group was 14.8%, while that of the IONM group was 15.2%. Additionally, the incidence of new neurological dysfunction was 7.8% in the non-IONM group and 5.6% in the IONM group. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). The medium- to long-term follow-up had significant difference (P < 0.05), the response rate was 32.1% in the IONM group and 23.7% in the non-IONM group, and deterioration rates regarding neurological dysfunction were 3.3% in the IONM group and 8.5% in the non-IONM group.

conclusionThis study revealed that the use of IONM does not significantly improve the short-term treatment effect of patients undergoing surgery for tethered cord release or reduce the short-term incidence of postoperative new neurological dysfunction. However, the medium- to long-term prognoses of patients in the IONM group were better than those of patients in the non-IONM group.

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Intraoperative Neurophysiological MonitoringNeural Tube DefectsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeChildrenIntraoperative neuroelectrophysiological monitoringNeural tube defects

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