Resection of Gliomas with and without Neuropsychological Support during Awake Craniotomy—Effects on Surgery and Clinical Outcome

Resection of Gliomas with and without Neuropsychological Support during Awake Craniotomy—Effects on Surgery and Clinical Outcome

BackgroundDuring awake craniotomy for tumor resection, a neuropsychologist (NP) is regarded as a highly valuable partner for neurosurgeons. However, some centers do not routinely involve an NP, and data to support the high influence of the NP on the perioperative course of patients are mostly lackin...

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Main Authors: Anna Kelm, Nico Sollmann, Sebastian Ille, Bernhard Meyer, Florian Ringel, Sandro M. Krieg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
awake surgery
brain tumor
direct electrical stimulation
interdisciplinary teamwork
intraoperative testing
neuropsychologist
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00176/full

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