1st Athens Seven Gliomas Surgery Course
Practical guide to cortical brain mapping
SPEAKERS
L
Lorenzo BELLO
MD, Neurosurgical Oncology, Dept of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milano, Italy
M
Mitchel S. BERGER
MD, Berthold and Belle N. Guggenhime Professor of Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Director, UCSF Brain Tumor Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Working on cadaveric hemispheres, participants rehearse anatomical orientation, probe handling and cortical mapping sequences using monopolar and bipolar stimulation probes.
Faculty demonstrate each step at the master station and relate electrode placement to task selection, response interpretation and the choice of cortical entry.