Awake Craniotomy: How Brain Surgery Helps Protect Speech, Movement, and Brain Function

Awake Craniotomy: How Brain Surgery Helps Protect Speech, Movement, and Brain Function

Brain surgery can be challenging when a tumor or seizure-producing area lies close to the parts of the brain responsible for speech, movement, sensation, or vision. In these situations, surgeons may recommend an advanced procedure called an awake craniotomy. An awake craniotomy allows

Medically Induced Coma: What It Is, Why Doctors Use It, and What Recovery Looks Like

Medically Induced Coma: What It Is, Why Doctors Use It, and What Recovery Looks Like

A medically induced coma is a carefully controlled state of deep unconsciousness produced with medication in an intensive care unit (ICU). Doctors may use this approach when a patient has a serious neurological condition, seizures that do not respond to standard treatment, or