Awake Craniotomy in Africa: A Scoping Review of Literature and Proposed Solutions to Tackle Challenges.
Mohammad MofattehMohammad Sadegh MashayekhiSaman ArfaieAmos Olufemi AdeleyeEdward Olaoluwa JolayemiNathalie C GhomsiNathan A ShlobinAhmed A MorsyIgnatius N EseneTsegazeab LaekeAhmed K AwadJason J LabuschagneRichard RuanYared Nigusie AbebeJohn Nute JabangAbiodun Idowu OkunlolaUmaru BarrieHervé Monka LekuyaEhanga Idi MarcelKantenga Dieu Merci KabuloNourou Dine Adeniran BankoleIdara J EdemChibuikem A IkwuegbuenyiStephane NguembuYvan ZoloMark BernsteinPublished in: Neurosurgery (2023)
Despite many constraints, AC is being safely performed in low-resource settings. International collaborations among centers are a move forward, but adequate resources and management are essential to make AC an accessible procedure in many more African neurosurgical centers.