NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL GROUNDS IN THE AWAKE BRAIN SURGERY

Authors

  • V.C. BURAGA University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi
  • Dana Mihaela TURLIUC University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi
  • S. TURLIUC University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi
  • A.I. CUCU University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi
  • Claudia Florida COSTEA University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

Abstract

Traditionally, the awake cerebral neurosurgical interventions are carried out when the primary motor areas and the areas involved in language are concerned. This procedure is also known as mapping (Intraoperative Brain Mapping). The intraoperative neuropsychological protocol supposes the setting of a list of steps and tasks that the patient must perform during the surgery, taking into account the lesion localization (both the cortical and the subcortical structures), the cognitive functions involved and the individual particularities of each patient. As a result of the high validity of certain tests, we propose a common minimal set of tests, which can allow a minimal standardization and replicability.

Author Biographies

  • V.C. BURAGA, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Neurosurgery Unit II

  • Dana Mihaela TURLIUC, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Neurosurgery Unit II
    Department of Surgery

  • S. TURLIUC, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

    Department of Medical Specialties (II)

  • A.I. CUCU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Neurosurgery Unit II

  • Claudia Florida COSTEA, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”-Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Ophthalmology

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Published

2016-06-30

Issue

Vol. 120 No. 2 (2016): The Medical-Surgical Journal

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SURGERY

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