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Advanced frailty assessment tool predicts successful awake craniotomy in a 92-year-old patient: A case report
BACKGROUND: The awake craniotomy (AC) procedure allows for safe and maximal resection of brain tumors from highly eloquent regions. However, geriatric patients are often viewed as poor candidates for AC due to age and medical comorbidities. Frailty assessments gauge physiological reserve for surgery...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Scientific Scholar
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9610602/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36324951 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_542_2022 |