January 3, 2008 — A new study suggests that a smaller craniotomy in conjunction with negative language mapping can be used to maximize tumor removal and minimize deficits when gliomas within or near ...

Awake craniotomy remains at the forefront of neurosurgical innovation, allowing for the resection of brain tumours adjacent to critical functional areas while minimising neurological deficits. This ...

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 ...

Rhonda Miller was secured to the operating room table with her left side facing up, nearly 9 inches of her scalp pulled back and skull removed, when she said, "I'm bored." She didn't know how long ...

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 ...

Doctors at Kalyan Singh Cancer Institute in Chak Ganjaria in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Wednesday successfully removed a brain tumour using the Awake Craniotomy technique. The patient remained awake ...

A craniotomy is type of brain surgery. It involves removing part of the skull, or cranium, to access the brain. The bone is replaced when the surgery is done. In general, a craniotomy is done to ...

To test complex brain functions during neurosurgical procedures, surgeons must operate on awake, locally anesthetized patients. This allows surgeons to interact with them and test how their ...