Reorganization of left primary (face) motor cortex due to a low-grade glioma.
We present a patient with a low-grade glioma restricted to the 'face area' of the left primary motor cortex. Little is known about functional consequences of surgery within this specific part of the brain. After surgery there were only mild and transient deficits. We suggest that original functions had already reorganized to direct perilesional areas.
Department of Neurosurgery, St Elisabeth Hospital , Tilburg , The Netherlands.
Geert-Jan
GJ
Rutten
Jeroen
J
Verheul
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000601:surgery*; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D016896:Treatment Outcome
functional neurosurgery; glioma; monitoring; surgical resection