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%) |