2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-The Thalamus: Surgical Strategies and Tactics

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Video Summary

The video features Dr. Ugur Turei discussing surgical approaches and strategies for thalamic tumors. In the introduction, the speaker recounts his history working with Dr. Turei and commends his recent success organizing a meeting and becoming the president of the Turkish society. Dr. Turei then goes on to explain the significance of the thalamus in the brain and the challenges associated with surgical treatment of thalamic lesions due to its deep location and complex vasculature. He presents his preferred surgical approaches, including the anterior interhemispheric, posterior interhemispheric, and infratentorial supracerebellar approaches. He shares several cases and discusses his technique and outcomes. He emphasizes the importance of individualizing surgical planning and utilizing neuroimaging to assess the extent of the lesion. He also mentions the use of adjuvant therapies based on histopathology. Dr. Turei concludes by discussing prognosis and answering questions regarding biopsies and differences in thalamic gliomas. No credits were mentioned in the video.

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Ugur Ture, MD, IFAANS (Turkey)

Keywords

Dr. Ugur Turei

surgical approaches

thalamic tumors

thalamus

surgical treatment

neuroimaging