Awake Craniotomy for Glioblastoma in COVID-19–positive Patients and Delivering the Standard of Care: Illustrative Case

TY - JOUR

T1 - Awake Craniotomy for Glioblastoma in COVID-19–positive Patients and Delivering the Standard of Care: Illustrative Case

AU - Kotecha, Rupesh R

AU - Alvarez, Reinier

AU - McDermott, Michael W.

AU - Siomin, Vitaly

N1 - BACKGROUND Providing the standard of care to patients with glioblastoma (GBM) during the novel coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge, particularly if a patient tests positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Further difficulties occur in eloquent cortex tumors because awake speech mapping can theoretically aerosolize viral particles and expose staff.

PY - 2021/7/5

Y1 - 2021/7/5

UR - https://thejns.org/caselessons/view/journals/j-neurosurg-case-lessons/2/1/article-CASE21246.xml

M3 - Article

JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons

JF - Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons

ER -