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Awake craniotomy was introduced for surgical treatment of epilepsy a long time ago and has subsequently been used in patients undergoing surgical management of supratentorial tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and deep brain stimulation (Pasquet, Curr Res Anesth Analg 33(3):156–164, 1957). Awake craniotomy aims to maximize lesion resection while sparing important foci, particularly the so-called eloquent areas such as the motor, somatosensory, short-term memory, and language areas (July et al. Surg Neurol 71:621–625, 2009). Several new techniques have recently been developed for anesthetic management in awake craniotomy.
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Ishida, T., Kawamata, M. (2015). Anesthesia in Awake Craniotomy. In: Uchino, H., Ushijima, K., Ikeda, Y. (eds) Neuroanesthesia and Cerebrospinal Protection. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54490-6_33
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