Use of a Novel Intraoperative Neurocognitive Monitoring Task During Awake Craniotomy for Tumor Resection in the Language-Dominant Parietal Lobe
Our findings suggest that real-time iNM can effectively complement traditional stimulation mapping, especially in complex regions such as the parietal lobe where critical functions are mediated by distributed neural networks. A tactile symbol recognition task is feasible and easy to implement as a patient-centered preservation approach in settings that may not have consistent access to other surgical mapping adjuncts and may offer a sensitive means of guiding intraoperative decisions and optimizing outcomes in eloquent cortex resections.
Authors
- Mercy H. Mazurek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4655-4266)
- Otto Rapalino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5038-4183)
- Timothy R. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-6939)
- Eva K. Ritzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4988-6282)
- Reiner B. See
- Zsombor Gal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-6715)
- Brian V. Nahed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-106X)
- Amy Maguire
- Nicole A. Perez
- Alexander F. Wang
- Bryan D. Choi
- James D. Sixkiller
- Ethan A. Wetzel
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Swallow Solutions (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001933
- Primary Topic
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00