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

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... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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