Multimodal surgical treatment of high-grade gliomas in the motor area: the impact of the combination of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and fluorescein …
Background Fluorescein-guided surgery of high-grade gliomas (HGGs) increases the extent
of tumor resection but its efficacy has been questioned, especially for tumors located close to …
of tumor resection but its efficacy has been questioned, especially for tumors located close to …
Surgery of malignant motor-eloquent gliomas guided by sodium-fluorescein and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation: a novel technique to increase the …
Background Maximal safe resection is the goal of modern surgical treatment of high-grade
gliomas (HGGs) located close to the motor cortex (M1) and/or the corticospinal tract (CST) …
gliomas (HGGs) located close to the motor cortex (M1) and/or the corticospinal tract (CST) …
[HTML][HTML] Changing the clinical course of glioma patients by preoperative motor mapping with navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation
Background Mapping of the motor cortex by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation
(nTMS) can be used for preoperative planning in brain tumor patients. Just recently, it has …
(nTMS) can be used for preoperative planning in brain tumor patients. Just recently, it has …
Preoperative navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation improves gross total resection rates in patients with motor-eloquent high-grade gliomas: a matched cohort …
BACKGROUND Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is an established,
noninvasive tool to preoperatively map the motor cortex. Despite encouraging reports from …
noninvasive tool to preoperatively map the motor cortex. Despite encouraging reports from …
The preoperative use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation facilitates early resection of suspected low-grade gliomas in the motor cortex
T Picht, J Schulz, P Vajkoczy - Acta neurochirurgica, 2013 - Springer
Background Resection is recommended for low-grade gliomas, but often it is not performed
if the tumor is suspected of invading the primary motor cortex. The study aim is to assess …
if the tumor is suspected of invading the primary motor cortex. The study aim is to assess …
Cost-effectiveness of preoperative motor mapping with navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation in patients with high-grade glioma
OBJECTIVE Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is used to identify the
motor cortex prior to surgery. Yet, there has, until now, been no published evidence on the …
motor cortex prior to surgery. Yet, there has, until now, been no published evidence on the …
[HTML][HTML] Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation motor mapping usefulness in the surgical management of patients affected by brain tumors in eloquent areas: a …
Background: The surgical strategy for brain glioma has changed, shifting from tumor
debulking to a more careful tumor dissection with the aim of a gross-total resection …
debulking to a more careful tumor dissection with the aim of a gross-total resection …
Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional magnetic resonance imaging: advanced adjuncts in preoperative planning for central region tumors
MT Forster, E Hattingen, C Senft, T Gasser… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Tumor resection in the vicinity of the motor cortex poses a challenge to all
neurosurgeons. For preoperative assessment of eloquent cortical areas, functional magnetic …
neurosurgeons. For preoperative assessment of eloquent cortical areas, functional magnetic …
Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation improves the treatment outcome in patients with brain tumors in motor eloquent locations
D Frey, S Schilt, V Strack, A Zdunczyk, J Rösler… - Neuro …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Neurological and oncological outcomes of motor eloquent brain-tumor patients
depend upon the ability to localize functional areas and the respective proposed therapy …
depend upon the ability to localize functional areas and the respective proposed therapy …
Preoperative functional mapping for rolandic brain tumor surgery
The resection of tumors within or close to eloquent motor areas is usually guided by the
compromise between the maximal allowed resection and preservation of neurological …
compromise between the maximal allowed resection and preservation of neurological …