====== Somatosensory evoked potentials indications ====== Brain and brain stem surgeries including craniotomy for tumor removal, craniotomy for aneurysm repair, arteriovenous malformation repair, localization of cortex during craniotomy, thalamotomy ---- Cerebrovascular surgery, including clipping of intracranial aneurysms, interventional neuroradiology ---- Stereotactic surgery on the brain stem, thalamus, and cerebral cortex ---- Pelvic fracture surgery ---- Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair ---- Repair of coarctation of the aorta ---- Brachial plexus and lumbosacral plexus surgery ---- Peripheral nerve repair ---- Carotid endarterectomy ---- Thyroid surgery ===== Somatosensory evoked potentials for spine surgery ===== see [[Somatosensory evoked potentials for spine surgery]].