ArticleNeuropsychology review2022
The Use of Standardized Intraoperative Language Tests in Awake Craniotomies: A Scoping Review.
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- An update on tests used for intraoperative monitoring of cognition during awake craniotomy.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Pooled it
- Localization patterns of speech and language errors during awake brain surgery: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of Native Languages Mapped With Direct Electrical Stimulation During Awake Craniotomy.Cureus · 2026Review
- Separating the forest from the palm trees: Individual variation in a presurgical language mapping task.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
- A novel high-resolution test battery for language mapping in awake craniotomy: preliminary perioperative results in neurooncologic patients.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Language testing in awake craniotomy for brain tumor resection: A survey of current perioperative practice in the United Kingdom.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- The British object and action naming test for intraoperative mapping (BOATIM): A standardised and clinically tested framework for awake brain surgery.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Theory and evidence-base for a digital platform for the delivery of language tests during awake craniotomy and collaborative brain mapping.BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies · 2024Article
- Picture naming test through the prism of cognitive neuroscience and linguistics: adapting the test for cerebellar tumor survivors-or pouring new wine in old sacks?Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Speaking up for the lost voices: representation and inclusion of people with communication impairment in brain tumour research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Awake Craniotomy and Intraoperative Musical Performance for Brain Tumor Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review.Brain tumor research and treatment · 2023Article
- Language Assessment in Multilingualism and Awake Neurosurgery.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
Assessment of speech and language functions is an essential part of awake craniotomies. Although standardized and validated tests have several advantages compared to homemade (or mixed) batteries, in the literature it is unclear how such tests are used or whether they are used at all. In this study, we performed a scoping review in order to locate standardized and validated intraoperative language tests. Our inquiry included two databases (PubMED and MEDLINE), gray literature, and snowball referencing. We discovered 87 studies reporting use of mixed batteries, which consist of homemade tasks and tests borrowed from other settings. The tests we found to meet the validation and standardization criteria we set were ultimately three (n = 3) and each one has its own advantages and disadvantages. We argue that tests with high sensitivity and specificity not only can lead to better outcomes postoperatively, but they can also help us to gain a better understanding of the neuroanatomy of language.
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