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Usefulness of Direct Cortical Stimulation During Intraoperative Monitoring in Patients with Brain Tumor Near Motor Cortex: Case Report

운동피질영역 주변의 뇌종양 환자에서 수술 중 직접피질자극 검사의 유용성

  • Received : 2018.03.29
  • Accepted : 2018.05.07
  • Published : 2018.06.30

Abstract

The aim of this study was to preserve the corticospinal tract during surgery and assess more accurately the motor performance in brain tumor patients around the motor cortex. TceMEP is not entirely reliable, even though there has been no change in waveforms due to a mixture of false positive and false negative signals. For a more detailed examination, DCS was employed to selectively stimulate the motor cortex. In both cases, the indications could find the region to which the cortex was responsible, and constantly check and examine the changes in amplitude, thereby preserving the motor pathway and performing surgery. On the other hand, patients who did not implement the DCS but did implement the TceMEP experienced a decrease in their postoperative motor performance. DCS is a very useful examination and it is a method that can reduce the post-surgery disorder that may occur in patients with the TceMEP in brain tumor surgery.

이 연구의 목적은 운동피질 주변의 뇌종양 환자를 대상으로 수술 중 피질척수로를 보존하고 운동 능력을 더 정확하게 평가하기 위함이다. 경두개운동유발전위는 위양성(false positive)과 위음성(false negative)이 혼재하는 검사이기 때문에 수술 중 검사상 파형의 변화가 없었다 할 지라도 검사의 내용을 완전히 신뢰할 수 없다. 보다 자세한 검사를 위해 대뇌피질을 선택적으로 자극할 수 있는 직접피질자극검사를 시행하였다. 직접피질자극 검사를 시행한 2케이스 에서는 수술 중 피질이 담당하는 부위를 찾고 지속적으로 진폭의 변화를 확인하며 검사할 수 있어 운동경로를 보존하며 수술 할 수 있었다. 하지만 직접피질 자극검사를 시행하지 않고 경두개운동유발전위 검사만을 시행한 환자에서는 수술 후 환자의 운동 능력이 감소되는 것을 경험할 수 있었다. 위와 같은 결과를 볼 때 직접피질자극 검사는 매우 유용한 검사이고 뇌종양 수술 시 경두개운동유발전위 검사와 병행하여 환자에게 올 수 있는 후유장애를 줄일 수 있는 방법이다.

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