Role of Asleep Surgery for Supplementary Motor Area Tumors

Background The supplementary motor area (SMA) is involved in planning of voluntary motor activities. Tumors in SMA usually present with seizures and, rarely, motor deficits. Postoperatively, these patients may develop SMA syndrome. Patients with SMA tumors usually undergo awake craniotomy...

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Main Authors: Krishna Kumar G, Chandrasekhar Chigurupalli, Anandh Balasubramaniam, B. J. Rajesh, Nitin Manohar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2023-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1743266