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Table 2 False positive and negative results

From: Intraoperative neuromonitoring for function-guided resection differs for supratentorial motor eloquent gliomas and metastases

 

Gliomas

Metastases

MEP decline

new deficits

temp

perm

new deficits

temp

perm

MEP decline >50 %

stable

4/9 (44.4 %)

3 (33.3 %)

1 (11.1 %/1B)

0/7 (0.0 %)

0

0

reversible

19/85 (22.4 %)

14 (16.5 %)

5 (5.9 %/4B, 1I)

7/32 (21.8 %)

5 (17.2 %)

2 (6.9 %/1B,1 I)

irreversible

10/11

2 (18.2 %)

8 (72.7 %)

3/14

0

3 (21.4 %)

false positive

1

-

-

11

-

-

MEP decline >80 %

stable

5/24 (20.9 %)

4 (16.7 %)

1(4.1 %/1I)

4/30 (14.0 %)

2 (6.7 %)

2 (6.7 %/1B,1 I)

reversible

18/70 (25.7 %)

13 (18.6 %)

5 (7.1 %/4B, 1I)

4/20 (20.0 %)

3 (15 %)

1 (5.0 %/1B)

irreversible

10/11 (90.9 %)

2 (18.2 %)

8 (72.7 %)

3/3 (100 %)

-

2 (66.7 %/1U)

false positive

1

-

-

1

-

-

  1. B = Bleeding, I = Ischemia, E = Edema, U = Unknown; Showing all cases of false positive and negative results considering postoperative outcome in relation to postoperative MRI scan