Research Article

Awake Surgery for Tumors of the Parietal Lobe: A Preliminary Experience with a New Protocol of Intraoperative Neuropsychological Test for the Monitoring of the Sensory Area Function

Table 2

Cortical and subcortical mapping results and extent of resection.

Case numberCortical mappingSubcortical mappingExtent of resection

Patient 1No somatosensory deficitTactile hypoesthesia/language disordersPartial resection
Patient 2No somatosensory deficitNo somatosensory deficitTotal resection
Patient 3No somatosensory deficit/motor response of left lower limbNo somatosensory deficit/motor response of left lower limbPartial resection
Patient 4No somatosensory deficitNo somatosensory deficitTotal resection
Patient 5Volumetric perception and shape recognition disturbancesParesthesia/hypoesthesiaPartial resection
Patient 6No somatosensory deficitSensory object recognition disorderTotal resection