Open AccessThe role of awake craniotomy in reducing intraoperative visual field deficits during tumor surgery
Author(s) -
Racheal Wolfson,
Neil Soni,
Ashish H. Shah,
Khadil Hosein,
Ananth Sastry,
Amadé Bregy,
Ricardo J. Komotar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.161189
Subject(s) - medicine , awake craniotomy , craniotomy , anesthesia , visual field , surgery , ophthalmology
Homonymous hemianopia due to damage to the optic radiations or visual cortex is a possible consequence of tumor resection involving the temporal or occipital lobes. The purpose of this review is to present and analyze a series of studies regarding the use of awake craniotomy (AC) to decrease visual field deficits following neurosurgery.