Seizures After Brain Surgery

Brain Mapping is an advanced form of brain surgery or neurosurgical procedure that helps identify which parts of the brain that controls body functions. This type of surgery is usually used for patients who suffer certain types of brain tumors or epileptic seizures (where the diseased tissue is located near areas of the brain that control vision of a person, language and body movements).

Before beginning the surgery the patient is sedated and medications that are used numbness ensure that the patient feels no pain during the procedure. If surgery is performed the patient's head is placed in a comfortable position fixed (to ensure that the head is held stationary and brain surgery can be completed with precision).

At one point during the surgery is performed and the patient will be awake while the surgeon stimulates the patient's brain, they will be asked by a pathologist or asked to complete a series of movements by a neurologist. In some cases, the patient may be asked to consider a set of maps and identify objects that appear on them, others may be asked to count while some may be asked to lift a finger.

Both before surgery takes place and while the surgery takes place the medical team will use computer images in three dimensions as a guide for mapping the brain. This is especially critical at present there is no way in which brain connections may be followed by MRI (magnetic resonance image) scans.

What is a neuro surgeon he maps the brain by marking each area he identified as being part of the functioning of the brain and surgery takes place so that he will try to specifically remove the brain tissue damage as possible, as shown on synthetic images and the responses it receives from the patient treated.

Another option that can be used with certain types of brain surgery is awake stereotactic radio surgery and is usually used for patients with epilepsy. With this type of surgery, the medical team can deliberately reproduce a seizure in one patient (in a controlled environment) to help map the brain and identify the tissue that is affected by seizures the patient is suffering from.

The most critical factor for any type of brain surgery for the patient awake so that it is a success is that they have a highly qualified and experienced neuroanestesiologist that have been specifically trained in this area surgery that can administer the drug so the patient feels no pain while the surgery took place.