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 ...
Selena Campione suffered from puzzling and debilitating symptoms for almost a year before she was scheduled to get brain surgery. "I never had any medical problems before in my life," Campione tells ...
Awake brain surgery, also known as awake craniotomy, is one of the most significant advances in modern neurosurgery—designed not just to treat disease, but to protect the functions that define a ...
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Imagine being on the operating table awake and alert as doctors perform surgery on your brain. It’s not just something you see on TV. It’s an actual surgery known as an awake ...
When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient's quality of life while removing as much ...
BAY CITY, MI-- McLaren Bay Region's neurosurgery team this month completed the hospital's first brain surgery while the patient was kept awake. On Jan. 9, a team led by neurosurgeon Dr. Sunil Manjila ...
The idea of having brain surgery while awake might seem amazing enough — but one Florida man took it a step further and played the guitar while doctors removed his tumor. The neurological team from ...
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 ...