Open AccessGlioma surgery under awake condition can lead to good independence and functional outcome excluding deep sensation and visuospatial cognition
Author(s) -
Riho Nakajima,
Masashi Kinoshita,
Hirokazu Okita,
Tetsutaro Yahata,
Mitsutoshi Nakada
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
neuro-oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2054-2585
pISSN - 2054-2577
DOI - 10.1093/nop/npy054
Subject(s) - sensation , cognition , psychology , neuroscience , independence (probability theory) , cognitive psychology , medicine , mathematics , statistics
Awake surgery for the eloquent cortex is a common strategy for glioma surgery. Although a recent emphasis has been placed on awake surgery both for dominant and nondominant cerebral hemispheres to preserve neurological/neuropsychological functions, those functional outcomes are not well investigated because few studies have focused on the longitudinal recovery process. This study explored the outcome of neurological/neuropsychological functions following awake surgery until the chronic phase.