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by scotty79 1908 days ago
> Awake cortical mapping

She had that too.

> This is why fMRI is often used as a planning step before awake cortical mapping during the actual surgery.

That must have been the case.

I guess surgeons were trying to do whatever was in their power to not damage her speech center. Right after operation she had a few brief seizures when she lost ability to speak for a minute or two, but as the damage healed they quickly stopped.

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That must have been scary, but I'm glad she had a good outcome.