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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of IONM in preventing neurological injury for CM-I decompression.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors conducted a retrospective study of a population of adult patients (ages 17\u201376 years) diagnosed with CM-I between 2013 and 2021. IONM modalities included SSEPs, MEPs, and\/or BAEPs. Prepositioning baseline signals and operative alerts of significant signal attenuation were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Ninety-three patients (average age 38.4 \u00b1 14.6 years) underwent a suboccipital craniectomy for CM-I decompression. Eighty-two (88.2%) of 93 patients underwent C1 laminectomy, 8 (8.6%) underwent C1 and C2 laminectomy, and 4 (4.3%) underwent suboccipital craniectomy with concomitant cervical decompression and fusion in the setting of degenerative cervical spondylosis. Radiographically, the average cerebellar tonsillar ectopia\/descent was 1.1 \u00b1 0.5 cm and 53 (57.0%) of 93 patients presented with a syrinx. The average number of vertebral levels traversed by the syrinx was 5.3 \u00b1 3.5, and the average maximum width of the syrinx was 5.8 \u00b1 3.3 mm. There was one instance (1\/93, 1.1%) of an MEP alert, which resolved spontaneously after 10 minutes in a patient who had concomitant stenosis due to pannus formation at C1\u20132. No patient developed a permanent neurological complication.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There were no permanent complications related to intraoperative neurological injury. Transient fluctuations in IONM signals can be detected without clinical significance. The authors suggest that CM-I suboccipital decompression surgery may be performed safely without IONM. 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