Anesthesiologic Management for Awake Craniotomy

Zoppellari, Roberto; Ferri, Enrico; Pellegrini, Manuela

doi:10.5772/30517

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“…The patient had several anesthesia-related contraindications for awake surgery such as excessive patient anxiety, obesity, and obesity-related upper airway management concerns. [3-5]…”

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confidence: 99%

Laser Ablation as Treatment Strategy for Medically Refractory Dominant Insular Epilepsy: Therapeutic and Functional Considerations

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Hogan

et al. 2014

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg

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Since its introduction to neurosurgery in 2008, laser ablative techniques have been largely confined to the management of unresectable tumors. Application of this technology for the management of focal epilepsy in the adult population has not been fully explored. Given that nearly 1,000,000 Americans live with medically refractory epilepsy and current surgical techniques only address a fraction of epileptic pathologies, additional therapeutic options are needed. We report the successful treatment of dominant insular epilepsy in a 53-year-old male with minimally invasive laser ablation complicated by mild verbal and memory deficits. We also report neuropsychological test data on this patient before surgery and at 8 months after the ablation procedure. This account represents the first reported successful patient outcome of laser ablation as an effective treatment option for medically refractory post-stroke epilepsy in an adult.

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“…The patient had several anesthesia-related contraindications for awake surgery such as excessive patient anxiety, obesity, and obesity-related upper airway management concerns. [3-5]…”

Section: Case Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%