Summary and next steps
We have now reached the end of our Week 3. With lots of clips from the surgery on our patient, you had the chance to get a glimpse of how …
Course: Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery
Seizures and other complications
Complications can occur during different stages of an operation. In this video, we can observe how the surgical team deals with them during an awake brain surgery. Warning – viewer …
Phase 3: Asleep
Now that the language testing part is completed, the patient is sedated again. What happens next – the further resection and closing up – is explained in the following video …
Phase 2: Cortical and subcortical testing
In the second video, our neurosurgeon walks you through the awake phase of the surgery including footage from the language testing. Warning – viewer discretion is advised. This video contains …
DES and mapping
In this video, the underlying mechanism of Direct Electrical Stimulation (DES) is explained by our clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Gea Drost. Warning – viewer discretion is advised. This video contains moving …
Phase 1: Asleep
In this video our anesthesiologist, Prof Tony Absalom, explains the first phase and the awake brain surgery, including footage of an actual operation. Warning – viewer discretion is advised. This …
The procedure
We are going to break down the procedure of awake brain surgery, as it is performed at the University Medical Center Groningen, into each of its phases in the next …
Meet the OR team
You have already met our neurosurgeon, Dr Michiel Wagemakers. However in every surgery, a whole team of people is involved, and in an awake brain surgery, being a multidisciplinary effort, …
Summary and next steps
This week, you acquired knowledge about the preoperative preparations leading to an awake brain surgery. This involved the classification of tumour types and other criteria a patient has to meet …
The expected outcome
We just heard the surgical team consult the patient and explain the procedure and its struggles. One might wonder if such a procedure is necessary, as it seems highly invasive …
Eligibility – go or no go?
Our patient has been scanned both physically and mentally. Now the doctors are discussing the results of these tests to decide on a treatment plan.
Consulting the patient
The tests and scans have been analysed, the decision has been made that an awake brain surgery is the best option. Now it is time to consult the patient. Watch …
Patient selection
Apart from the tumour type that needs to be assessed for eligibility, the patient should meet various criteria for suitability and eligibility for the long and possibly exhausting procedure that …
Types of tumours
As you remember from the last article, a tumour was detected on the scan of our patient. However, there are various types of tumours that require various types of treatments. …
Assessing the patient
Can you recall our patient from Week 1? We already mentioned some of his characteristics, such as his social background, as well as his symptoms, why he was admitted to …
