Overcoming fear and anxiety during awake resection of brain tumours: family support can be pivotal to a successful outcome

Ian R. Whittle, Jia X. Lim

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Patient anxiety and fear about an awake craniotomy can affect the patient's choice about having an operation despite comprehensive pre-operative counselling. We report three cases in which a family member came into theatre during the procedure to support the patient during surgery. All three cases, which involved intra-operative cortical and subcortical stimulations and intra-operative patient testing, were successfully completed with major tumour resections and no post-operative complications. We suggest that family support should be considered in patients who have extreme fear and anxiety about awake surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-118
Number of pages2
JournalBritish Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • awake craniotomy
  • cortical stimulation
  • family support
  • refractory anxiety

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