January 3, 2008 — A new study suggests that a smaller craniotomy in conjunction with negative language mapping can be used to maximize tumor removal and minimize deficits when gliomas within or near ...

Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in ...

Tom and Bonnie Quick of Milwaukie meet with her neurosurgeon, Dr. Seunggu Jude Han just before the surgery. Expand to read more Kristyna Wentz-Graff With the patient awake on the operating table, ...

Intraoperative mapping is a well-established and safe technique to maximize the excision of tumors involving the eloquent cortex while minimizing neurological damage. Although different techniques are ...

Rhonda Miller was secured to the operating room table with her left side facing up, nearly 9 inches of her scalp pulled back and skull removed, when she said, "I'm bored." She didn't know how long ...

Doctors at Kalyan Singh Cancer Institute in Chak Ganjaria in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Wednesday successfully removed a brain tumour using the Awake Craniotomy technique. The patient remained awake ...

The idea of having brain surgery while awake might seem amazing enough — but one Florida man took it a step further and played the guitar while doctors removed his tumor. The neurological team from ...

A craniotomy is type of brain surgery. It involves removing part of the skull, or cranium, to access the brain. The bone is replaced when the surgery is done. In general, a craniotomy is done to ...

Neurosurgeons are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure ...