Professional paper

AWAKE SURGERY FOR A PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOR

Krešimir Rotim
Tomislav Sajko
Inga Mladić Batinica
Marina Zmajević Schoenwald
Marta Benko
Marinko Kovačević

Abstract

Awake brain surgery has been approved as a safe and efficaceous operative procedure with the goal of maximal tumor resection and preservation of neurological function. This case report presents the first full awake primary brain tumor surgical procedure performed in Croatia.

Keywords

Brain neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, surgery; Astrocytoma – diagnosis, surgery; Craniotomy – methods; Motor cortex – pathology; Brain mapping – methods; Evoked potentials, motor – physiology; Monitoring, intraoperative – methods; Anesthesia – methods; Wakefulness

Hrčak ID:

172713

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/172713

Publication date:

2.9.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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