Awake Craniotomy for Arteriovenous Malformation

Case Series; Awake Craniotomy for Brain Arteriovenous Malformation - Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in a Low- And Middle-Income Country

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04949815

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-02

Start date

2018-04-01

Completion date

2020-03-02

Last updated

2021-07-02

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Conditions

Arteriovenous Malformations, Awareness, Anesthesia

Brief summary

The study aimed to retrospectively review cases of brain arteriovenous malformation that were surgical resected with the patient awake during the procedure.

Detailed description

Four patients' charts were retrospectively reviewed and neurological status before and after awake craniotomy was assessed to look for any deterioration.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation in brain * Awake craniotomy for surgical resection of arteriovenous malformation

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with incomplete records

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in neurological status after surgery including GCS, cranial nerve functions and motor power in all four limbs (according to MRC scale).	10 days	Comparison of pre-operative and post-operative neurological status to assess whether there was net improvement or deterioration. Pre-operative neurological status was assessed at the time of hospital admission and post-operative neurological status was assessed after 10 days of surgery.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results