Open AccessPotential differences between monolingual and bilingual patients in approach and outcome after awake brain surgery
Author(s) -
Karim ReFaey,
Shashwat Tripathi,
Adip G. Bhargav,
Sanjeet S. Grewal,
Erik H. Middlebrooks,
David S. Sabsevitz,
Mark E. Jentoft,
Peter Brunner,
Adela Wu,
William O. Tatum,
Anthony L. Ritaccio,
Kaisorn L. Chaichana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of neuro-oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.256
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1573-7373
pISSN - 0167-594X
DOI - 10.1007/s11060-020-03554-0
Subject(s) - demographics , medicine , awake craniotomy , craniotomy , incidence (geometry) , population , anesthesia , lateralization of brain function , surgery , audiology , demography , physics , environmental health , sociology , optics
20.8% of the United States population and 67% of the European population speak two or more languages. Intraoperative different languages, mapping, and localization are crucial. This investigation aims to address three questions between BL and ML patients: (1) Are there differences in complications (i.e. seizures) and DECS techniques during intra-operative brain mapping? (2) Is EOR different? and (3) Are there differences in the recovery pattern post-surgery?