Awake craniotomy versus craniotomy under general anesthesia for the surgical treatment of insular glioma: choices and outcomes.

Benjamin Yaël Gravesteijn Max E KeizerA J P E VincentJ W Schouten Robert Jan Stolker Markus Klimek

Published in: Neurological research (2017)

Our results showed that the extent of resection, neurological outcomes, and survival were similar using the two anesthesia techniques. Since AC is more challenging for the patient and for his or her caregiver after surgery, this finding has implications for clinical decision-making.

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