The state of art of awake craniotomy in Latin American countries: a scoping review

LF Figueredo, WJ Shelton, U Tagle-Vega… - Journal of neuro …, 2023 - Springer
Methods A scoping review followed PRISMA guidelines, searching five databases in
English, Spanish, and Portuguese. We included 28 studies with 258 patients (mean age: 43 …

Awake craniotomies in South America: advancements, challenges, and future prospects

HR Bharadwaj, WA Awuah… - Journal of Central …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Awake craniotomy has emerged as an advanced surgical technique,
characterized by keeping the patient awake during brain surgery. In South America, awake …

Resting state functional networks in gliomas: validation with direct electric stimulation using a new tool for planning brain resections

M Moretto, BF Luciani, L Zigiotto, F Saviola… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: We conducted an analysis involving 28 patients with glioma who underwent
awake surgery with DES mapping. A total of 100 DES recordings were collected to map …

Object-oriented hand dexterity and grasping abilities, from the animal quarters to the neurosurgical OR: a systematic review of the underlying neural correlates in non …

L Tariciotti, L Mattioli, L Viganò, M Gallo… - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The sensorimotor integrations subserving object-oriented manipulative actions
have been extensively investigated in non-human primates via direct approaches, as …

An update on tests used for intraoperative monitoring of cognition during awake craniotomy

B de Zwart, C Ruis - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Mapping higher-order cognitive functions during awake brain surgery is important
for cognitive preservation which is related to postoperative quality of life. A systematic review …

Brodmann Areas, V1 Atlas and Cognitive Impairment: Assessing Cortical Thickness for Cognitive Impairment Diagnostics

M Trišins, N Zdanovskis, A Platkājis, K Šneidere… - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Magnetic resonance imaging is vital for diagnosing cognitive
decline. Brodmann areas (BA), distinct regions of the cerebral cortex categorized by …

Hemodynamic response function description in patients with glioma

S Chabert, R Salas, E Cantor, A Veloz, A Cancino… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Functional magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful tool that has provided
many insights into cognitive sciences. Yet, as its analysis is mostly based on the knowledge …

Commentary: Resting State Functional Networks in Gliomas: Validation With Direct Electrical Stimulation Using a New Tool for Planning Brain Resections

S Brem, MJ Hoch - Neurosurgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Technological innovation enables precise, multimodal, maximal safe resections of gliomas.
1-5 Direct electrical stimulation (DES) during craniotomy remains the gold standard, 6-8 …