Letter to the editor regarding: “Awake surgery for isolated parenchymal degenerating neurocysticercosis - Case report and focused review of misdiagnosis of neurocysticercosis” - 01/10/25
Doi : 10.1016/j.neuchi.2025.101728
Sean O’Leary a, ⁎ 
, Takara Newsome-Cuby b, Sami Al-Horani c, Usama AlDallal d, Mazin E. Khalil e, Umaru Barrie f
, Takara Newsome-Cuby b, Sami Al-Horani c, Usama AlDallal d, Mazin E. Khalil e, Umaru Barrie f a Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States of America
b Kansas City University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, United States of America
c Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar-Ramtha, Jordan
d School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain, Busaiteen, Bahrain
e School of Medicine, St. George’s University, West Indies, Grenada
f Department of Neurological Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
⁎Corresponding author.
Highlights |
• | Awake craniectomy safely treats neurocysticercosis in eloquent brain areas. |
• | Systematic review identified only three reported awake craniectomy cases. |
• | Awake mapping enables maximal safe lesion removal with seizure control. |
• | Degenerating or calcified lesions are most likely to cause drug-resistant epilepsy. |
• | Findings support awake surgery integration into treatment algorithms globally. |
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Vol 71 - N° 6
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