Mapping in Low-Grade Glioma Surgery: Low- and High-Frequency Stimulation

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2019 Jan;30(1):55-63. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2018.08.003.

Abstract

Surgery for lower grade glioma requires the use of brain mapping techniques to identify functional boundaries, which represent the limit of the resection. Two stimulation paradigms are currently available and their use should be tailored to the clinical context to extend tumor removal and decrease the odds of postoperative permanent deficits.

Keywords: Brain mapping; High-frequency stimulation; Low-frequency stimulation; Low-grade glioma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Mapping / methods
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Electric Stimulation*
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Glioma / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neurosurgical Procedures* / methods