BACKGROUND: Awake craniotomy has emerged as an advanced surgical technique,
characterized by kee** the patient awake during brain surgery. In South America, awake …

The burden of epilepsy in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region causes a
profound regional impact on the health care system and significantly contributes to the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Efforts to improve epilepsy care outcomes in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) are occurring through global health work. Despite an increase in …

Background: The unmet neurosurgical need has remained patent in develo** countries,
including Peru. However, continuous efforts to overcome the lack of affordable care have …

Surgery is an essential treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. While most
epilepsy patients worldwide live in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), most of these …

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, one of the most common forms of epilepsy, is often linked
with drug resistance. Surgical intervention is a reliable and safe treatment option, though …

Surgery is the most effective therapeutic approach for medically refractory epilepsies and a
safe and cost-efficient treatment in terms of long-term expenses of direct, indirect, and …

Background: Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) rarely originates in the skull, particularly in the
occipital bone. Although benign, it can severely destroy the surrounding tissue and undergo …

Functional neurosurgery focuses on surgical treatment of a variety of neurologic disorders,
including epilepsy; movement disorders, such as essential tremor (ET), Parkinson's …

Background Despite marked advances in the field, curative treatments for
neurodevelopmental disorders are still lacking. Treatment is primarily symptomatic and often …