Intraoperative mapping is a well-established and safe technique to maximize the excision of tumors involving the eloquent cortex while minimizing neurological damage. Although different techniques are ...

Awake craniotomy remains at the forefront of neurosurgical innovation, allowing for the resection of brain tumours adjacent to critical functional areas while minimising neurological deficits. This ...

A 5-year-old girl became the world's youngest patient to undergo awake brain surgery at AIIMS. The procedure, known as awake craniotomy, was performed to remove a tumor in the left side of her brain ...

Philadelphia, Pa. (February 7, 2013) – Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, ...

A YOUNG woman was able to listen to music through her phone – while undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour. Brooke MacFadyen, 24, underwent Awake Craniotomy – a procedure to remove primary brain ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – On request, Kim Bonnema recited the months of the year, smiled, wiggled her fingers and touched her nose. It was a bit like a roadside sobriety test, except Bonnema was lying down – ...

BAY CITY, MI-- McLaren Bay Region's neurosurgery team this month completed the hospital's first brain surgery while the patient was kept awake. On Jan. 9, a team led by neurosurgeon Dr. Sunil Manjila ...

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The decision for an awake craniotomy was made because the surgery involves the patient being alert to monitor brain functions. Nolen, initially diagnosed with a glioma on the right frontal lobe after ...

The aim of the study was to reveal participants' experiences before, during, and immediately after awake craniotomy. The study was carried out in the neurosurgical unit of the Santa Maria della ...