The dynamics of linguistic changes in awake craniotomy. A case study

Piotr Markiewicz

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie UWM
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1977-2353


Abstract

Awake craniotomy (or awake brain surgery) is a technique that allows doctors to safely monitor areas of the brain to remove a tumour or another pathological brain tissue, so as to protect the patient’s linguistic, cognitive, and motor abilities. Such a procedure is considered the gold standard for the resection of brain tissues in functional areas (e.g. linguistic, verbal). The study presents a 23-year-old right-handed man with WHO IV glioblastoma in the left parietal lobe, aphasia and cognitive deficits. The article reports the results of neuropsychological tests in the pre- and postoperative period.


Keywords:

awake craniotomy, neuropsychological assessment, aphasia, brain tumour


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Published
2024-11-30

Cited by

Markiewicz, P. . (2024). The dynamics of linguistic changes in awake craniotomy. A case study. Prace Językoznawcze, 26(4), 249–265. https://doi.org/10.31648/pj.10599

Piotr Markiewicz 
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie UWM
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1977-2353