Awake magic: glioblastoma resection under 5-aminolevulinic acid guidance during awake craniotomy. A case report with video demonstration

Aidos Moldabekov 1, Aiman Maidan 1 * , Nurzhan Ryskeldiyev 1, Nurali Ashirov 2, Serik Akshulakov 1
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1 Department of Brain Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
2 Department of Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
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J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 93-96. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/14273
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Conceptualization, A. M.; methodology, A. M.; validation, N. A.; formal analysis, A. M.; investigation, A. M.; resources, A. M.; data curation, A. M.; writing – original draft preparation, A. M.; writing – review and editing, A. M.; visualization, N. R.; supervision, S. A.; project administration, S. A.; funding acquisition, N. R. All authors have
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ABSTRACT

An awake craniotomy's primary goal is to remove the tumor or damaged cells as much as possible without affecting the patient's capacity for clear thought or other crucial functions. This surgical procedure offers a better prognosis by balancing the maximum removal of lesions with the preservation of working zones. For patients with malignant gliomas, the current neurosurgical objective is for resection the large part of a tumor using contrast and not causing neurological deficits. Neurooncological patients are required to have further chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with a control MRI of the brain in 3 and 6 months. Real multidisciplinary work should be provided to improve each patient's quality of life and overall survival. This paper aims to report single case of successful awake craniotomy with fluorescence guidance and discuss the outcomes of the performed surgery.
Keywords: Awake craniotomy, gliolan, 5-aminolevulinic acid

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Moldabekov A, Maidan A, Ryskeldiyev N, Ashirov N, Akshulakov S. Awake magic: glioblastoma resection under 5-aminolevulinic acid guidance during awake craniotomy. A case report with video demonstration. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2024;21(1):93-6. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/14273

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