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- Figure 1
Standardized questionnaire form used for the survey on a patient’s perspective of awake craniotomy.
- Figure 2
Awake craniotomy A) diagram showing the areas injected with 0.5% marcaine with epinephrine before the skin incision (grey). The clamp fixation points are injected just prior to the head fixation. The sensory nerves and its dermatomal distribution are shown in the figure. B) Intraoperative setting for an awake craniotomy procedure.
- Figure 3
Preoperative evaluation MRI A) Preoperative T1 MRI with gadolinium of a 65 year-old female who presented with left side hemiparesis (patient 9). B) Preoperative T2 MRI of a 28 year-old female who presented with dysphasia (patient 4). C) Preoperative T1 MRI with gadolinium for an 82 year-old female who presented with mild dysphasia and right upper extremity weakness (patient 5).
- Figure 4
Postoperative evaluation of A) patient 9, B) patient 4, and C) patient 5 consecutively.
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Patient No. How was the experience? What was the worst part in the surgery? What was the worst part the experience overall? 1 Easier My mouth very dry and I was thirsty The intravenous lines insertion, hard waiting for the surgery 2 Easier Being more awake Being more awake 3 Easier Lying on my side Lying on my side 4 Same Nothing Nothing 5 Same In the end because I lost speech, the beginning was also hard The needle (local injection) 6 Same Darkness during the surgery Darkness during the surgery 7 Same Feeling cold The scars after the surgery 8 Easier Pain in teeth Nursing issues before the surgery 9 Easier Scared to move during the surgery Not improving after the surgery
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