Non-invasive prehabilitation to foster widespread fMRI cortical reorganization before brain tumor surgery: lessons from a case series.
Leonardo BoccuniAlba Roca-VenturaEdgar Buloz-OsorioDavid Leno-ColoradoSelma Delgado-GallénMaría Cabello-ToscanoRuben Perellón-AlfonsoGloria Villalba-MartínezFrancisco Martínez-RicarteJesús Martín-FernándezMònica Buxeda-RodriguezGerardo Conesa-BertránMireia Illueca-MorenoEstela Lladó-CarbóCristóbal Perla Y PerlaCésar GarridoJosé Carlos ParienteCarlos LaredoEmma Muñoz-MorenoNúria BargallóCarlo TrompettoLucio MarinelliDavid Bartrés-FazKilian Abellaneda-PérezÁlvaro Pascual-LeoneJosep María TormosPublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2024)
This is the first case series demonstrating feasibility of non-invasive NICP. Neural correlates indicate that neuroimaging-guided target selection may represent a valid strategy to leverage neuroplastic changes before neurosurgery. Further investigations are needed to confirm such preliminary findings.