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Auditory monitoring for preservation of the function of the auditory nerve. Recording of auditory evoked potentials in operations in the posterior fossa. Different conventions for display of ABR. NEURAL GENERATORS OF ABR:. Peak I: distal auditory nerve Peak II: central auditory nerve
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Auditory monitoring for preservation of the function of the auditory nerve Recording of auditory evoked potentials in operations in the posterior fossa
Peak I: distal auditory nerve • Peak II: central auditory nerve • Peak III: mainly cochlear nucleus • Peak IV: unknown • Peak V: termination of • the lateral lemniscus in the contralateral inferior colliculus
Intraoperative monitoring of auditory evoked potentials • Interpretable response must be obtained in the shortest possible time • Techniques are different from clinical use of ABR
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable responses in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable responses in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable responses in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable responses in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Auditory brainstem evoked potentials (ABR):The latencies of the peaks are importanttherefore: Enhance the peaks by using optimal filtering
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable responses in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Recording parameters for obtaining an interpretable ABR in the shortest possible time: High stimulus rate High sound intensity Optimal filtering Optimal electrode placement Reduction of electrical interference
Recording directly from the auditory nerve Provides nearly instantaneous monitoring of neural conduction in the auditory nerve
Cotton wick recording electrode
ABR: Vertex-neck Earlobe-earlobe Auditory nerve:
ABR Vertex-neck Unfiltered Filtered CAP from CNVIII Distally Near brainstem
Response from auditory nerve Normal CAP Injury from heat
Before surgical manipulations After surgical manipulations Solid lines: Rarefaction clicks Dashed lines: Condensation clicks
Waveform of the CAP recorded from the exposed CNVIII depends onpre-existing hearing loss
The recording electrode is difficult to keep in place on the CNVIII Recording from the surface of the cochlear nucleus
Recording from the cochlear nucleus: Recording electrode is placed in the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle
ELECTRODE WIRE UNDER DURA SUTURES CN IX & CN X ELECTRODE WIRE CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR CN VIII FLOCCULUS FORAMEN OF LUSCHKA WICK ELECTRODE FROM: MOLLER ET AL 1994
Auditory nerve injuries affect speech discrimination more than cochlear injuries