Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 137 No. 7-8, 2015.
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
Publication date:
2.9.2015.
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