Neuro Surgery

                       Awake Brain Surgery- A Fact and not a Fiction! What is Awake Brain Surgery (Intraoperative brain mapping)? Neurosurgeons perform many brain tumour procedures while the patient is awake but sedated called Awake Brain Surgery. An Awake brain surgery is to treat some brain (neurological) conditions, including some brain tumours or epileptic seizures. It enables the neurosurgeons to get rid of tumours that might rather be inoperable because: · They are on the brink of areas of the brain that control vision, language and body movements · The surgery may result in a loss of these functional areas. When the tumours have spread throughout the brain without borders (sorts of glioma), awake brain surgery is performed. An Awake brain surgery can shrink these tumours. During the surgery, your surgeon asks you questions and accordingly monitors the brain activity as you respond. Based on your responses, your surgeon ensures that he or she is treating the correct are