Ultrasonographic and electrophysiological adjuncts to surgery within the brain stem: technical note.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The surgical approach to intrinsic lesions within the brain stem is undertaken by the surgeon knowing the potential for significant operative morbidity. We report the use of real-time intraoperative ultrasound and electrophysiological mapping techniques to aid in the localization and resection of an intrinsic brain-stem tumor in a child. These techniques permitted an aggressive surgical approach without encountering adverse postoperative neurological sequelae.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Mapping
- Brain Stem
- Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
- Echoencephalography
- Electromyography
- Glioma
- Monitoring, Intraoperative