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 ...

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 ...

For the first time in Southwest Louisiana, neurosurgeons have successfully removed a brain tumor from a patient during an awake craniotomy procedure. Scary symptoms brought Dale Lutgring to her doctor ...

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 ...

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reflects the findings of a study on patients’ views of the procedure. The operation, in which the patient is awake during surgery, is "associated overall with satisfactory patients' experiences and ...

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 ...

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 – ...

A 60-year-old woman was communicating with a team of doctors at a city hospital while they removed a 7cm tumour from the brain. Jayasree S, was awake during the three-hour procedure. During awake ...

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 ...

The low-grade tumour was close to the part of her brain that controls her speech A YOUNG woman was able to listen to music through her phone – while undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour. Brooke ...