Abstract
A case report is presented detailing the successful use of awake intraoperative memory testing while using white matter stimulation in order to isolate the fornix tracks involved in memory function. The identification of the white matter tracks of the fornix that were involved in memory function was used to tailor the neurosurgical resection of a third ventricle tumor that was impinging on the fornix in order to successfully preserve memory functioning in the patient.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Astrocytoma / pathology
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Astrocytoma / physiopathology
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Astrocytoma / surgery
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Brain Mapping / methods*
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology
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Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology
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Brain Neoplasms / surgery
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Electric Stimulation / instrumentation
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Electric Stimulation / methods
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Electroencephalography
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Female
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Fornix, Brain / physiology*
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Humans
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Memory / physiology*
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Monitoring, Intraoperative
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
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Wakefulness / physiology*