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Peña-Casanova J, Sánchez-Benavides G, Sigg-Alonso J. Updating functional brain units: Insights far beyond Luria. Cortex 2024; 174:19-69. [PMID: 38492440 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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This paper reviews Luria's model of the three functional units of the brain. To meet this objective, several issues were reviewed: the theory of functional systems and the contributions of phylogenesis and embryogenesis to the brain's functional organization. This review revealed several facts. In the first place, the relationship/integration of basic homeostatic needs with complex forms of behavior. Secondly, the multi-scale hierarchical and distributed organization of the brain and interactions between cells and systems. Thirdly, the phylogenetic role of exaptation, especially in basal ganglia and cerebellum expansion. Finally, the tripartite embryogenetic organization of the brain: rhinic, limbic/paralimbic, and supralimbic zones. Obviously, these principles of brain organization are in contradiction with attempts to establish separate functional brain units. The proposed new model is made up of two large integrated complexes: a primordial-limbic complex (Luria's Unit I) and a telencephalic-cortical complex (Luria's Units II and III). As a result, five functional units were delineated: Unit I. Primordial or preferential (brainstem), for life-support, behavioral modulation, and waking regulation; Unit II. Limbic and paralimbic systems, for emotions and hedonic evaluation (danger and relevance detection and contribution to reward/motivational processing) and the creation of cognitive maps (contextual memory, navigation, and generativity [imagination]); Unit III. Telencephalic-cortical, for sensorimotor and cognitive processing (gnosis, praxis, language, calculation, etc.), semantic and episodic (contextual) memory processing, and multimodal conscious agency; Unit IV. Basal ganglia systems, for behavior selection and reinforcement (reward-oriented behavior); Unit V. Cerebellar systems, for the prediction/anticipation (orthometric supervision) of the outcome of an action. The proposed brain units are nothing more than abstractions within the brain's simultaneous and distributed physiological processes. As function transcends anatomy, the model necessarily involves transition and overlap between structures. Beyond the classic approaches, this review includes information on recent systemic perspectives on functional brain organization. The limitations of this review are discussed.
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- Jordi Peña-Casanova
- Integrative Pharmacology and Systems Neuroscience Research Group, Neuroscience Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Test Barcelona Services, Teià, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurobiology, Institute of Neurobiology, National Autonomous University of México (UNAM), Queretaro, Mexico
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Ramírez-Ferrer E, Aguilera-Pena MP, Duffau H. Functional and oncological outcomes after right hemisphere glioma resection in awake versus asleep patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev 2024; 47:160. [PMID: 38625548 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-024-02370-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The right hemisphere has been underestimated by being considered as the non-dominant hemisphere. However, it is involved in many functions, including movement, language, cognition, and emotion. Therefore, because lesions on this side are usually not resected under awake mapping, there is a risk of unfavorable neurological outcomes. The goal of this study is to compare the functional and oncological outcomes of awake surgery (AwS) versus surgery under general anesthesia (GA) in supratentorial right-sided gliomas. A systematic review of the literature according to PRISMA guidelines was performed up to March 2023. Four databases were screened. Primary outcome to assess was return to work (RTW). Secondary outcomes included the rate of postoperative neurological deficit, postoperative Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score and the extent of resection (EOR). A total of 32 articles were included with 543 patients who underwent right hemisphere tumor resection under awake surgery and 294 under general anesthesia. There were no significant differences between groups regarding age, gender, handedness, perioperative KPS, tumor location or preoperative seizures. Preoperative and long-term postoperative neurological deficits were statistically lower after AwS (p = 0.03 and p < 0.01, respectively), even though no difference was found regarding early postoperative course (p = 0.32). A subsequent analysis regarding type of postoperative impairment was performed. Severe postoperative language deficits were not different (p = 0.74), but there were fewer long-term mild motor and high-order cognitive deficits (p < 0.05) in AwS group. A higher rate of RTW (p < 0.05) was documented after AwS. The EOR was similar in both groups. Glioma resection of the right hemisphere under awake mapping is a safer procedure with a better preservation of high-order cognitive functions and a higher rate of RTW than resection under general anesthesia, despite similar EOR.
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- Esteban Ramírez-Ferrer
- School of Medicine, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario La Samaritana, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Mayor de Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Center of Research and Training in Neurosurgery (CIEN), Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Center of Research and Training in Neurosurgery (CIEN), Bogotá, Colombia
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier University Medical Center, Montpellier, France
- U1191 Laboratory, Team "Brain Plasticity, Stem Cells and Glial Tumors", Institute of Functional Genomics of Montpellier, National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Gallet C, Clavreul A, Bernard F, Menei P, Lemée JM. Frontal aslant tract in the non-dominant hemisphere: A systematic review of anatomy, functions, and surgical applications. Front Neuroanat 2022; 16:1025866. [DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2022.1025866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Knowledge of both the spatial organization and functions of white-matter fiber tracts is steadily increasing. We report here the anatomy and functions of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) in the non-dominant hemisphere (usually the right hemisphere). Despite the structural symmetry between the right and left FAT, these two tracts seem to display functional asymmetry, with several brain functions in common, but others, such as visuospatial and social cognition, music processing, shifting attention or working memory, more exclusively associated with the right FAT. Further studies are required to determine whether damage to the right FAT causes permanent cognitive impairment. Such studies will constitute the best means of testing whether this tract is a critical pathway that must be taken into account during neurosurgical procedures and the essential tasks to be incorporated into intraoperative monitoring during awake craniotomy.
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What surgical approach for left-sided eloquent glioblastoma: biopsy, resection under general anesthesia or awake craniotomy? J Neurooncol 2022; 160:445-454. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-022-04163-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Group-level stability but individual variability of neurocognitive status after awake resections of right frontal IDH-mutated glioma. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6126. [PMID: 35413966 PMCID: PMC9005659 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08702-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Awake surgery for low-grade gliomas is currently considered the best procedure to improve the extent of resection and guarantee a "worth living life" for patients, meaning avoiding not only motor but also cognitive deficits. However, tumors located in the right hemisphere, especially in the right frontal lobe, are still rarely operated on in awake condition; one of the reasons possibly being that there is little information in the literature describing the rates and nature of long-lasting neuropsychological deficits following resection of right frontal glioma. To investigate long-term cognitive deficits after awake surgery in right frontal IDH-mutated glioma. We retrospectively analyzed a consecutive series of awake surgical resections between 2012 and 2020 for right frontal IDH-mutated glioma. We studied the patients' subjective complaints and objective neuropsychological evaluations, both before and after surgery. Our results were then put in perspective with the literature. Twenty surgical cases (including 5 cases of redo surgery) in eighteen patients (medium age: 42.5 [range 26-58]) were included in the study. The median preoperative volume was 37 cc; WHO grading was II, III and IV in 70%, 20%, and 10% of cases, respectively. Preoperatively, few patients had related subjective cognitive or behavioral impairment, while evaluations revealed mild deficits in 45% of cases, most often concerning executive functions, attention, working memory and speed processing. Immediate postoperative evaluations showed severe deficits of executive functions in 75% of cases but also attentional deficits (65%), spatial neglect (60%) and behavioral disturbances (apathy, aprosodia/amimia, emotional sensitivity, anosognosia). Four months after surgery, although psychometric z-scores were unchanged at the group level, individual evaluations showed a slight decrease of performance in 9/20 cases for at least one of the following domains: executive functions, speed processing, attention, semantic cognition, social cognition. Our results are generally consistent with those of the literature, confirming that the right frontal lobe is a highly eloquent area and suggesting the importance of operating these patients in awake conditions.
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A systematic review of the use of subcortical intraoperative electrical stimulation mapping for monitoring of executive deficits and neglect: what is the evidence so far? Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2022; 164:177-191. [PMID: 34674026 PMCID: PMC8761150 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-05012-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Over the past decade, the functional importance of white matter pathways has been increasingly acknowledged in neurosurgical planning. A method to directly study anatomo-functional correlations is direct electrical stimulation (DES). DES has been widely accepted by neurosurgeons as a reliable tool to minimize the occurrence of permanent postoperative motor, vision, and language deficits. In recent years, DES has also been used for stimulation mapping of other cognitive functions, such as executive functions and visuospatial awareness. METHODS The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence so far from DES studies on subcortical pathways that are involved in visuospatial awareness and in the following three executive functions: (1) inhibitory control, (2) working memory, and (3) cognitive flexibility. RESULTS Eleven articles reported on intraoperative electrical stimulation of white matter pathways to map the cognitive functions and explicitly clarified which subcortical tract was stimulated. The results indicate that the right SLF-II is involved in visuospatial awareness, the left SLF-III and possibly the right SLF-I are involved in working memory, and the cingulum is involved in cognitive flexibility. CONCLUSIONS We were unable to draw any more specific conclusions, nor unequivocally establish the critical involvement of pathways in executive functions or visuospatial awareness due to the heterogeneity of the study types and methods, and the limited number of studies that assessed these relationships. Possible approaches for future research to obtain converging and more definite evidence for the involvement of pathways in specific cognitive functions are discussed.
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Psychiatric sequelae of stroke affecting the non-dominant cerebral hemisphere. J Neurol Sci 2021; 430:120007. [PMID: 34624794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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There are a plethora of cognitive sequelae in addition to neglect and extinction that arise with unilateral right hemispheric stroke (RHS). Cognitive deficits following non-dominant (right) hemisphere stroke are common with unilateral neglect and extinction being the most recognized examples. The severity of RHS is usually underestimated by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), which in terms of lateralized right hemisphere cognitive deficits, tests only for visual inattention/extinction. They account for 2 out of 42 total possible points. Additional neuropsychiatric sequelae include but are not limited to deficiencies in affective prosody comprehension and production (aprosodias), understanding and expressing facial emotions, empathy, recognition of familiar faces, anxiety, mania, apathy, and psychosis. These sequelae have a profound impact on patients' quality of life; affecting communication, interpersonal relationships, and the ability to fulfill social roles. They also pose additional challenges to recovery. There is presently a gap in the literature regarding a cohesive overview of the significant cognitive sequelae following RHS. This paper serves as a narrative survey of the current understanding of the subject, with particular emphasis on neuropsychiatric poststroke syndromes not predominantly associated with left hemisphere lesions (LHL), bilateral lesions, hemiplegia, or paralysis. A more comprehensive understanding of the neuropsychological consequences of RHS extending beyond the typical associations of unilateral neglect and extinction may have important implications for clinical practice, including the ways in which clinicians approach diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation.
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Murcia D, D'Souza S, Abozeid M, Thompson JA, Djoyum TD, Ormond DR. Investigation of Asleep versus Awake Motor Mapping in Resective Brain Surgery. World Neurosurg 2021; 157:e129-e136. [PMID: 34619401 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop an asleep motor mapping paradigm for accurate detection of the corticospinal tract during glioma surgery and compare outcomes with awake patients undergoing glioma resection. METHODS A consecutive cohort of adult patients undergoing craniotomy for suspected diffuse glioma with tumor in a perirolandic location who had awake or asleep cortical and subcortical motor mapping with positive areas of motor stimulation were assessed for postoperative extent of resection (EOR), permanent neurological deficit, and proximity of stimulation to diffusion tensor imaging-based corticospinal tract depiction on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Outcome data were compared between asleep and awake groups. RESULTS In the asleep group, all 16 patients had improved or no change in motor function at last follow-up (minimum 3 months of follow-up). In the awake group, all 23 patients had improved function or no change at last follow-up. EOR was greater in the asleep group (mean [SD] EOR 88.71% [17.56%]) versus the awake group (mean [SD] EOR 80.62% [24.44%]), although this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.3802). Linear regression comparing distance from stimulation to corticospinal tract in asleep (n = 14) and awake (n = 4) patients was r = -0.3759, R2 = 0.1413, P = 0.1853, and 95% confidence interval = -0.4453 to 0.09611 and r = 0.7326, R2 = 0.5367, P = 0.2674, and 95% confidence interval = -7.042 to 14.75, respectively. CONCLUSION In this small patient series, asleep motor mapping using commonly available motor evoked potential hardware appears to be safe and efficacious in regard to EOR and functional outcomes.
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- Derrick Murcia
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Bernard F, Haemmerli J, Zegarek G, Kiss-Bodolay D, Schaller K, Bijlenga P. Augmented reality-assisted roadmaps during periventricular brain surgery. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 51:E4. [PMID: 34333465 DOI: 10.3171/2021.5.focus21220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Visualizing major periventricular anatomical landmarks intraoperatively during brain tumor removal is a decisive measure toward preserving such structures and thus the patient's postoperative quality of life. The aim of this study was to describe potential standardized preoperative planning using standard landmarks and procedures and to demonstrate the feasibility of using augmented reality (AR) to assist in performing surgery according to these "roadmaps." The authors have depicted stepwise AR surgical roadmaps applied to periventricular brain surgery with the aim of preserving major cognitive function. In addition to the technological aspects, this study highlights the importance of using emerging technologies as potential tools to integrate information and to identify and visualize landmarks to be used during tumor removal.
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- Florian Bernard
- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.,2Division of Neurosurgery, Angers University Hospitals.,3Laboratory of Anatomy, University of Angers; and.,4CRCINA, UMR 1232 INSERM/CNRS and EA7315 team, Angers, France
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- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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While the desire to uncover the neural correlates of consciousness has taken numerous directions, self-face recognition has been a constant in attempts to isolate aspects of self-awareness. The neuroimaging revolution of the 1990s brought about systematic attempts to isolate the underlying neural basis of self-face recognition. These studies, including some of the first fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) examinations, revealed a right-hemisphere bias for self-face recognition in a diverse set of regions including the insula, the dorsal frontal lobe, the temporal parietal junction, and the medial temporal cortex. In this systematic review, we provide confirmation of these data (which are correlational) which were provided by TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) and patients in which direct inhibition or ablation of right-hemisphere regions leads to a disruption or absence of self-face recognition. These data are consistent with a number of theories including a right-hemisphere dominance for self-awareness and/or a right-hemisphere specialization for identifying significant social relationships, including to oneself.
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Buciuc M, Duffy JR, Machulda MM, Graff-Radford J, Pham NTT, Martin PR, Senjem ML, Jack CR, Ertekin-Taner N, Dickson DW, Lowe VJ, Whitwell JL, Josephs KA. Clinical, Imaging, and Pathologic Characteristics of Patients With Right vs Left Hemisphere-Predominant Logopenic Progressive Aphasia. Neurology 2021; 97:e523-e534. [PMID: 34088877 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess and compare demographic, clinical, neuroimaging, and pathologic characteristics of a cohort of patients with right hemisphere-predominant vs left hemisphere-predominant logopenic progressive aphasia (LPA). METHODS This is a case-control study of patients with LPA who were prospectively followed at Mayo Clinic and underwent [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET scan. Patients were classified as rLPA if right temporal lobe metabolism was ≥1 SD lower than left temporal lobe metabolism. Patients with rLPA were frequency-matched 3:1 to typical left-predominant LPA based on degree of asymmetry and severity of temporal lobe metabolism. Patients were compared on clinical, imaging (MRI, FDG-PET, β-amyloid, and tau-PET), and pathologic characteristics. RESULTS Of 103 prospectively recruited patients with LPA, 8 (4 female) were classified as rLPA (7.8%); all patients with rLPA were right-handed. Patients with rLPA had milder aphasia based on the Western Aphasia Battery-Aphasia Quotient (p = 0.04) and less frequent phonologic errors (p = 0.015). Patients with rLPA had shorter survival compared to typical LPA: hazard ratio 4.0 (1.2-12.9), p = 0.02. There were no other differences in demographics, handedness, genetics, or neurologic or neuropsychological tests. Compared to the 24 frequency-matched patients with typical LPA, patients with rLPA showed greater frontotemporal hypometabolism of the nondominant hemisphere on FDG-PET and less atrophy in amygdala and hippocampus of the dominant hemisphere. Autopsy evaluation revealed a similar distribution of pathologic findings in both groups, with Alzheimer disease pathologic changes being the most frequent pathology. CONCLUSIONS rLPA is associated with less severe aphasia but has shorter survival from reported symptom onset than typical LPA, possibly related to greater involvement of the nondominant hemisphere.
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- Marina Buciuc
- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.B., J.R.D., J.G.-R., K.A.J.), Psychiatry and Psychology (M.M.M.), Radiology (N.T.T.P., M.L.S., C.R.J., V.J.L., J.L.W.), Health Science Research (P.R.M.), and Information Technology (M.L.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology (N.E.-T.) and Neuroscience (N.E.-T., D.W.D.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
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Katsevman GA, Greenleaf W, García-García R, Perea MV, Ladera V, Sherman JH, Rodríguez G. Virtual Reality During Brain Mapping for Awake-Patient Brain Tumor Surgery: Proposed Tasks and Domains to Test. World Neurosurg 2021; 152:e462-e466. [PMID: 34089912 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR) use in health care has increased over the past few decades, with its utility expanding from a teaching tool to a highly reliable neuro-technology adjunct in multiple fields including neurosurgery. Generally, brain tumor surgery with the patient awake has only been performed for mapping of language and motor areas. With the rise of VR and advancing surgical techniques, neurosurgical teams are developing an increased understanding of patients' anatomo-functional connectivity. Consequently, more specific cognitive tasks are being required for the mapping and preservation of deeper layers of cognition. METHODS An extensive literature review was conducted with the inclusion criteria of manuscripts that described the use of VR during awake neurosurgery mapping. RESULTS We identified 3 recent articles that met our inclusion criteria, yet none of them addressed the specific use of VR for cognition mapping. Consequently, a cognitive task phase was performed to search and craft the tasks and domains that better filled the spotted niche of this need inside the operating room. A proposed protocol was developed with 5 potential uses of VR for brain mapping during awake neurosurgery, each of them with a specific proposed example of use. CONCLUSIONS The authors advocate for the use of a VR protocol as a feasible functional tool in awake-patient brain tumor surgery by using it as a complement during cognitive screening in addition to language testing.
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- Gennadiy A Katsevman
- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Basic Psychology, Psychobiology and Behavioral Science Methodology, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain
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- Basic Psychology, Psychobiology and Behavioral Science Methodology, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain
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- Basic Psychology, Psychobiology and Behavioral Science Methodology, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA.
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- Neuroscience Research Department, INCAE Business School, San José, Costa Rica
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van Kessel E, Snijders TJ, Baumfalk AE, Ruis C, van Baarsen KM, Broekman ML, van Zandvoort MJE, Robe PA. Neurocognitive changes after awake surgery in glioma patients: a retrospective cohort study. J Neurooncol 2019; 146:97-109. [PMID: 31802314 PMCID: PMC6938472 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03341-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Deficits in neurocognitive functioning (NCF) frequently occur in glioma patients. Both treatment and the tumor itself contribute to these deficits. In order to minimize the harmful effects of surgery, an increasing number of patients undergo awake craniotomy. To investigate whether we can indeed preserve cognitive functioning after state-of-the art awake surgery and to identify factors determining postoperative NCF, we performed a retrospective cohort study. METHODS In diffuse glioma (WHO grade 2-4) patients undergoing awake craniotomy, we studied neurocognitive functioning both pre-operatively and 3-6 months postoperatively. Evaluation covered five neurocognitive domains. We performed analysis of data on group and individual level and evaluated the value of patient-, tumor- and treatment-related factors for predicting change in NCF, using linear and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS We included 168 consecutive patients. Mean NCF-scores of psychomotor speed and visuospatial functioning significantly deteriorated after surgery. The percentage of serious neurocognitive impairments (- 2 standard deviations) increased significantly for psychomotor speed only. Tumor involvement in the left thalamus predicted a postoperative decline in NCF for the domains overall-NCF, executive functioning and psychomotor speed. An IDH-wildtype status predicted decline for overall-NCF and executive functioning. CONCLUSIONS In all cognitive domains, except for psychomotor speed, cognitive functioning can be preserved after awake surgery. The domain of psychomotor speed seems to be most vulnerable to the effects of surgery and early postoperative therapies. Cognitive performance after glioma surgery is associated with a combination of structural and biomolecular effects from the tumor, including IDH-status and left thalamic involvement.
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- Emma van Kessel
- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Helmhotz Institute, Utrecht University, Room 1715, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht/UMC Utrecht Brain Center, G03.232, PO Box 85500, 3508 XC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Palejwala AH, O’Connor KP, Pelargos P, Briggs RG, Milton CK, Conner AK, Milligan TM, O’Donoghue DL, Glenn CA, Sughrue ME. Anatomy and white matter connections of the lateral occipital cortex. Surg Radiol Anat 2019; 42:315-328. [DOI: 10.1007/s00276-019-02371-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Immersing Patients in a Virtual Reality Environment for Brain Mapping During Awake Surgery: Safety Study. World Neurosurg 2019; 134:e937-e943. [PMID: 31734424 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Brain mapping by direct electrical stimulation during awake craniotomy is now a standard procedure that reduces the risk of permanent neurologic deficits. Virtual reality technology immerses the patient in a virtually controlled, interactive world, offering a unique opportunity to develop innovative tasks for perioperative mapping of complex cognitive functions. The objective of this prospective single-center study was to evaluate the tolerance and safety of a virtual reality headset (VRH) and immersive virtual experiences in patients undergoing awake craniotomy and brain mapping by direct electrical stimulation. METHODS The study included 30 patients with a brain tumor near the language area. Language mapping was performed with a naming task, DO 80, presented on a digital tablet and then in two-dimensional and three-dimensional formats through a VRH. During wound closure, different virtual reality experiences were proposed to the patient, offering different types of virtual motion or interaction with an avatar piloted by a neuropsychologist. RESULTS Two patients could not use the VRH owing to technical issues. No procedure was aborted, no patient experienced virtual reality sickness and all patients reported they would repeat the procedure. Despite a high rate of intraoperative focal seizures, there was no argument to attribute the seizures to VRH use. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that it is possible during awake brain surgery to immerse the patient in a virtual environment and to interact with the patient, opening the field of new brain mapping procedures for complex cognitive functions.
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Motomura K, Chalise L, Ohka F, Aoki K, Tanahashi K, Hirano M, Nishikawa T, Yamaguchi J, Shimizu H, Wakabayashi T, Natsume A. Neurocognitive and functional outcomes in patients with diffuse frontal lower-grade gliomas undergoing intraoperative awake brain mapping. J Neurosurg 2019; 132:1683-1691. [PMID: 31100731 DOI: 10.3171/2019.3.jns19211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Lower-grade gliomas (LGGs) are often observed within eloquent regions, which indicates that tumor resection in these areas carries a potential risk for neurological disturbances, such as motor deficit, language disorder, and/or neurocognitive impairments. Some patients with frontal tumors exhibit severe impairments of neurocognitive function, including working memory and spatial awareness, after tumor removal. The aim of this study was to investigate neurocognitive and functional outcomes of frontal LGGs in both the dominant and nondominant hemispheres after awake brain mapping. METHODS Data from 50 consecutive patients with diffuse frontal LGGs in the dominant and nondominant hemispheres who underwent awake brain surgery between December 2012 and September 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The goal was to map neurocognitive functions such as working memory by using working memory tasks, including digit span testing and N-back tasks. RESULTS Due to awake language mapping, the frontal aslant tract was frequently identified as a functional boundary in patients with left superior frontal gyrus tumors (76.5%). Furthermore, functional boundaries were identified while evaluating verbal and spatial working memory function by stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using the digit span and visual N-back tasks in patients with right superior frontal gyrus tumors (7.1%). Comparing the preoperative and postoperative neuropsychological assessments from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III) and Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R), significant improvement following awake surgery was observed in mean Perceptual Organization (Z = -2.09, p = 0.04) in WAIS-III scores. Postoperative mean WMS-R scores for Visual Memory (Z = -2.12, p = 0.03) and Delayed Recall (Z = -1.98, p = 0.04) were significantly improved compared with preoperative values for every test after awake surgery. No significant deterioration was noted with regard to neurocognitive functions in a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. In the postoperative course, early transient speech and motor disturbances were observed in 30.0% and 28.0% of patients, respectively. In contrast, late permanent speech and motor disturbances were observed in 0% and 4.0%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS It is noteworthy that no significant postoperative deterioration was identified compared with preoperative status in a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. The results demonstrated that awake functional mapping enabled favorable neurocognitive and functional outcomes after surgery in patients with diffuse frontal LGGs.
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