Contemporary model of language organization: an overview for neurosurgeons

EF Chang, KP Raygor, MS Berger - Journal of neurosurgery, 2015 - thejns.org
Classic models of language organization posited that separate motor and sensory language
foci existed in the inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's area) and superior temporal gyrus …

Direct electrical stimulation of human cortex—the gold standard for mapping brain functions?

S Borchers, M Himmelbach, N Logothetis… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Despite its clinical relevance, direct electrical stimulation (DES) of the human brain is
surprisingly poorly understood. Although we understand several aspects of electrical …

Tractometer: towards validation of tractography pipelines

MA Côté, G Girard, A Boré, E Garyfallidis… - Medical image …, 2013 - Elsevier
We have developed the Tractometer: an online evaluation and validation system for
tractography processing pipelines. One can now evaluate the results of more than 57,000 …

Awake glioma surgery: technical evolution and nuances

AJ Gogos, JS Young, RA Morshed… - Journal of neuro …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Multiple studies have demonstrated that improved extent of resection is
associated with longer overall survival for patients with both high and low grade glioma …

The Dutch Linguistic Intraoperative Protocol: A valid linguistic approach to awake brain surgery

E De Witte, D Satoer, E Robert, H Colle, S Verheyen… - Brain and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES) is increasingly used in patients operated on
for tumours in eloquent areas. Although a positive impact of DES on postoperative linguistic …

Altered sense of self during seizures in the posteromedial cortex

J Parvizi, RM Braga, A Kucyi, MJ Veit… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The posteromedial cortex (PMC) is known to be a core node of the default mode network.
Given its anatomical location and blood supply pattern, the effects of targeted disruption of …

Electrical stimulation mapping of the brain: basic principles and emerging alternatives

AL Ritaccio, P Brunner, G Schalk - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The application of electrical stimulation mapping (ESM) of the brain for clinical use is
approximating a century. Despite this long-standing history, the value of ESM for guiding …

Monitoring cognition during awake brain surgery in adults: a systematic review

C Ruis - Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Historically, most studies about awake brain surgery have focused on language
or motor functions. More recently, other cognitive functions have also been assessed …

Surgical management of Glioma Grade 4: technical update from the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®): a systematic review

T Ius, G Sabatino, PP Panciani, MM Fontanella… - Journal of neuro …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The extent of resection (EOR) is an independent prognostic factor for overall
survival (OS) in adult patients with Glioma Grade 4 (GG4). The aim of the neuro-oncology …

Clinical application of motor pathway mapping using diffusion tensor imaging tractography and intraoperative direct subcortical stimulation in cerebral glioma surgery …

FP Zhu, JS Wu, YY Song, CJ Yao, DX Zhuang… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Glioma surgery in eloquent areas remains a challenge because of the risk
of postoperative motor deficits. OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the efficiency of using …