Background and Study Aims Cortical mapping (CM) with direct cortical stimulation (DCS) in
awake craniotomy is used to preserve cognitive functions such as language. Nevertheless,
patient collaboration during this procedure is influenced by previous neurological symptoms
and growing discomfort with DCS duration. Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of
navigated task-specific functional magnetic resonance imaging (nfMRI) on the practical
aspects of DCS. Material and Methods We recruited glioma patients scheduled for awake …