Even With Brain Mapping, Damage To Inner Brain Structures Can Occur During Conscious Brain Surgery

Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, reports a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. During a procedure intended to protect critical functional areas in the outer brain (cortex), damage to subcortical areas - which may be detectable on MRI scans - is a major risk factor for persistent neurological deficits...
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