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The object of this retrospective study was to evaluate the correlation between CB-MEPs of the vagus nerve and postoperative worsening or new-onset swallowing deficits in intraaxial fourth ventricle surgery.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In 21 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for fourth ventricle intraaxial tumors between February 2018 and October 2022, endotracheal tubes with two applied electrodes contacting the vocal cords were used to record vagus nerve MEPs including values at baseline, the end of surgery, and the minimum value during the operation. From the mean value of right and left vagus nerve MEP amplitudes, the minimum-to-baseline amplitude ratio (MBR) and final-to-baseline amplitude ratio (FBR) were calculated. These indexes were correlated with postoperative swallowing function.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Given their clinical significance, receiver operating characteristic curves were obtained to evaluate the performance of these indexes in predicting postoperative swallowing function. The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.850 (p &lt; 0.001) and the best cutoff for FBR was 67.55% for the worsening of swallowing in the postoperative period. 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