Awake craniotomy for operative treatment of brain gliomas – experience from University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Abstract

Awake craniotomy is a neurosurgical technique that allows neurophysiological testing with patient cooperation during the resection of brain tumour in regional anaesthesia. This allows identification of vital functional (i.e. eloquent) brain areas during surgery and avoidance of their injury. The aim of the study was to present clinical experience with awake craniotomy for the treatment of gliomas at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana from 2015 to 2019.

Keywords

• awake craniotomy
• surgery of gliomas
• intraoperative neurophysiological testing
• primary brain tumours
• clinical experiences