The optimal and safe intensity for facial nerve stimulation during intraoperative neuromonitoring in middle ear surgery.

Euyhyun ParkHyunjung KimHye Min HanIn Hak ChoiHak Hyun JungGi Jung Im

Published in: PloS one (2019)

0.4 mA is considered to be the optimal intensity of facial nerve stimulation during middle ear surgery, and it was estimated through the animal study that a stimulation of 3.0 mA is safe from facial nerve damage.

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