title: Pediatric Awake Craniotomy for Brain Lesions.
abstract: Awake craniotomy is a special method to prevent motor deficits during the resection of lesions that are located in, or close to, functional areas. Although it is more commonly performed in adult patients, reports of pediatric cases undergoing awake craniotomy are limited in the literature. In our clinic, where we frequently use awake craniotomy in adult patients, we performed this method in 2 selected pediatric cases for lesion surgery. At an early age, these 2 cases diagnosed with epilepsy presented cerebral lesions, but since the lesions enclosed functional areas, surgical resection was not regarded as a treatment option at this time. In these 2 pediatric cases, we successfully completed lesion surgery with awake craniotomy. The method and the techniques employed during surgery are presented concomitant with other reports in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kent Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rükşen
authors.forename: H Yurday
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Çetin
authors.forename: H Özer
authors.initials: HÖ
authors.lastname: Seval
authors.forename: Sertaç
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: İşlekel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000517:prevention & control; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D065711:Broca Area / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000601:surgery; D014851:Wakefulness
chemical_list: D007649:Ketamine