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. 2022 Mar 29;62(6):278–285. doi: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2021-0290

Table 1.

The current status of awake craniotomy in Japanese institutes

1) Annual number of awake craniotomies (39 institutes responded to the survey)
Under 10 26 (66.7%)
10-30 8 (20.5%)
Over 30 5 (12.8%)
2) Medical professionals that observe neurological findings (39 institutes responded to the survey; multiple answers possible)
Surgeons 31 (79.5%)
Speech therapists 24 (61.5%)
Physical therapists 8 (20.5%)
Occupational therapists 2 (5.2%)
Clinical engineers 1 (2.6%)
Nurses 1 (2.6%)
3) Electrophysiological monitoring during awake craniotomy (39 institutes responded to the survey; multiple answers possible)
High-frequency (50-60 Hz) electrical stimulation mapping (cortex) 37 (94.9%)
High-frequency (50-60 Hz) electrical stimulation mapping (white matter) 32 (82.1%)
Electroencephalography 32 (82.1%)
Motor-evoked potentials 29 (74.4%)
Somatosensory-evoked potentials 20 (51.3%)
Cortico-cortical-evoked potentials 2 (5.2%)