Preserving Visual Functions During Gliomas Resection: Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Intraoperative Task for Awake Brain Surgery

Preserving Visual Functions During Gliomas Resection: Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Intraoperative Task for Awake Brain Surgery

Objective: The intraoperative identification and preservation of optic radiations (OR) during tumor resection requires the patient to be awake. Different tasks are used. However, they do not grant the maintenance of foveal vision during all testing, limiting the ability to constantly monitor the per...

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Main Authors: Marco Conti Nibali, Antonella Leonetti, Guglielmo Puglisi, Marco Rossi, Tommaso Sciortino, Lorenzo Gabriel Gay, Umberto Aldo Arcidiacono, Henrietta Howells, Luca Viganò, Paola Cosma Zito, Marco Riva, Lorenzo Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
brain mapping
optic radiation
visual outcome
gliomas
awake surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01485/full

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