Awake brain surgery in children-a single-center experience.
Laura-Nanna LohkampPierre-Aurelien BeuriatMichel DesmurgetIrène CristoforiAlexandru SzathmariLudivine HuguetFederico Di RoccoCarmine MottolesePublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)
ABS was shown to be beneficial in terms of efficient tumor resection besides simultaneous preservation of neurological functions. Psychological preparation of the families and the children is essential to increase the number and age range of patients, who can benefit from this technique. Neuropsychological testing before and after surgery is essential to determine cognitive outcome, which can be altered in a minority of patients.
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- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- multiple sclerosis
- white matter
- deep brain stimulation
- cerebral ischemia
- mass spectrometry
- resting state
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- molecularly imprinted
- liquid chromatography