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Article: Research from J. Wellmer and co-researchers yields new findings on epilepsy.(Report)
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- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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According to recent research from Bonn, Germany, "Electrical stimulation mapping (ESM) is the gold standard for identifying language-relevant cortex prior to neurosurgical resections near the eloquent cortex. However, its application mode is not standardized, as some procedures rely on a single task, whereas others depend on task batteries."
"In this study, we examine whether multitask ESM is necessary, quantify the information loss that occurs from restricting the number of applied tasks, and search for a procedure that allows for time-efficient, multitask ESM. Thirty-eight epilepsy and 11 brain tumor patients with subdural grid electrodes receive extraoperative ...