The elective procedure is to remove a meningioma, a benign tumor growing on the meninges, the protective layer of tissue between the brain and skull. "Mary went in for an elective surgery that her doctor recommended while she's healthy," said spokeswoman Alla Plotkin. Meningiomas are sl...
In some cases, awake craniotomy (awake brain surgery) is also performed. It is usually done in cases where the surgeon needs to ask you to perform a few functions in order to check if surgery is going right. The patient might be asked to speak or move a part of the body. The patient...
In this study, we seek to explore the incidence of and potential risk factors for postoperative infarctions after meningioma surgery, in addition to the possible association with new neurological deficits, seizures, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A single-center cohort study was ...
My mother is 49 and just had brain surgery for a meningioma. Afterwards I was told that she had a stroke on the brain stem. She is on a vent and not responding beyond occasional eye movements. Does anyone know anyone who this has happened to and recovered anything? Please let me know....
Indeed, when Jeanne Fogas bats her eyes, there isn't a hint of her surgery to remove a benign brain tumor a little over a year ago. She wasn't even exactly sure where the incision was made. Behind her right eye she had a 2-centimeter meningioma. It was discovered through a routine...
Craniotomy for meningioma brain tumor Meningioma is the second most common primary intracranial tumor, secondary to glioma, accountable to 15 to 24% of intracranial tumors.It is usually a benign tumor and can be cured completely after surgical removal ...
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Endoscopic endonasal surgery for suprasellar meningiomas: experience with 75 patients. Following the introduction of the neurosurgical microscope, the outcomes in suprasellar meningioma surgery were dramatically improved. More recently, the n... Maria,Koutourousiou,Juan,... - 《Journal of Neurosurgery》 ...
After 10 years of teaching Food and Nutrition at the high school level, I’ve taken this school year off to recover from my brain tumor surgery. My journey has led me to a place where my calling is now to work withbrain tumor patients, focusing on those with benign meningioma brain tumo...
Meningioma "The most common brain tumor is actually what's called a meningioma, which is a tumor that arises not in the brain itself, but it arises from the lining that surrounds the brain, the meninges," says Dr. Sherman. Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors. Surgery may be suggested based...