For the first time in Southwest Louisiana, neurosurgeons have successfully removed a brain tumor from a patient during an awake craniotomy procedure. Scary symptoms brought Dale Lutgring to her doctor ...

In this study, we tried to discover the essence of patients' experiences when they undergo awake craniotomy. The results cannot be generalized because they were taken fromthe singular experiences of ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

The main treatment option for pituitary tumors involves surgical removal of the tumor. The two types of pituitary tumor surgery are transsphenoidal surgery and craniotomy. Transsphenoidal surgery is ...

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells in the brain that can develop in people of all ages. A tumor can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). The American Brain Tumor Association ...

Awake brain surgery is a safe and effective treatment for several brain conditions. Although it may be intimidating for a person to be awake during brain surgery, this is often an essential part of ...