Comprehensive World Brain Mapping Course-Hugues Duffau, MD, PhD

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The speaker begins by explaining their philosophy and approach to treating patients with brain tumors. They aim to see patients early in order to remove more tumor and improve quality of life. They believe that by performing complete or near-complete resections, they can significantly increase median survival. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding individual functional anatomy and performing mapping in all cases. They discuss the technical aspects of their approach, including the use of sleep-awake mapping with specific parameters, the involvement of a multidisciplinary team, and adaptation of tasks based on the patient's quality of life. They emphasize the goal of avoiding hemiplegia and aphasia and enabling patients to continue with a normal life. The speaker presents a case study of a patient with a left frontal temporal insular tumor and demonstrates their surgical technique using cortical and subcortical mapping. They highlight the importance of knowing the functional boundaries and connectivity of the brain in order to maximize resection. The video concludes with the presentation of postoperative MRI images showing successful tumor removal.

Keywords

philosophy

approach

treating patients

brain tumors

complete resections

quality of life