An update on tests used for intraoperative monitoring of cognition during awake craniotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Mapping higher-order cognitive functions during awake brain surgery is important for cognitive preservation which is related to postoperative quality of life. A systematic review from 2018 about neuropsychological tests used during awake craniotomy made clear that until 2017 language was most often monitored and that the other cognitive domains were underexposed (Ruis, J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 40(10):1081-1104, 218). The field of awake craniotomy and cognitive monitoring is however developing rapidly. The aim of the current review is therefore, to investigate whether there is a change in the field towards incorporation of new tests and more complete mapping of (higher-order) cognitive functions.

Methods

We replicated the systematic search of the study from 2018 in Pub

SUBMITTER: de Zwart B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11076349 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature