Assessment of memory lateralization by posterior cerebral artery selective anesthesia and postoperative verbal memory decline
PCA SAFE was shown to predict postoperative verbal memory decline with high accuracy. This study highlights the utility of PCA SAFE in reducing aphasic interference in verbal memory, leading to a more accurate evaluation of surgical candidacy in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Authors
- Shunji Mugikura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-610X)
- Hana Kikuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0628-9470)
- Nobukazu Nakasato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-4171)
- Kyoko Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-1561)
- Kazushi Ukishiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8124-915X)
- Shin-ichiro Osawa
- Kazuo Kakinuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-2628)
- Kazuto Katsuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-6971)
- Kazutaka Jin
- Hidenori Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-6032)
- Shoko Ota
- Shiho Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2883-7895)
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.8.jns25878
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00