ArticleActa neurochirurgica2023
Subcortical language localization using sign language and awake craniotomy for dominant posterior temporal glioma resection in a hearing-impaired patient.
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- Awake craniotomy and language assessment in deaf patients: a systematic review of feasibility, communication strategies, and outcomes.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- An update on tests used for intraoperative monitoring of cognition during awake craniotomy.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Pooled it
- Language testing in awake craniotomy for brain tumor resection: A survey of current perioperative practice in the United Kingdom.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Language mapping during awake brain surgery in a deaf patient with a brain tumor: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Awake craniotomy with English and British sign language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Awake surgery for a deaf patient using sign language: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Preoperative validation of edema-corrected tractography in neurosurgical practice: translating surgeon insights into novel software implementation.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS) is the gold standard technique to maximize the extent of resection of tumors located in eloquent areas. To date, there are three cases reported of awake mapping for language centers in deaf patients who could communicate only with sign language. We present the case of DCS in a deaf patient who could communicate vocally, native to American Sign Language and English, that underwent intraoperative awake mapping. DCS showed similar disruption of expressive phonology to both pictorial and gestural stimuli, confirming that sign language follows the same pattern as oral language.
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