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Functional Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks

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Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Giovanni Raffa MD, Alfredo Conti MD, PhD, Antonino Scibilia MD, Carmela Sindorio PsyD, Antonino Germanò MD & Francesco Tomasello MD

  2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Giovanni Raffa MD & Carmela Sindorio PsyD

  3. A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, Messina, 98125, Italy

    Giovanni Raffa MD

  4. Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Maria Catena Quattropani

  5. Institute of Neurosurgery, Medical School, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Visocchi MD

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  3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoichi Katayama

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Raffa, G. et al. (2017). Functional Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks. In: Visocchi, M., Mehdorn, H.M., Katayama, Y., von Wild, K.R.H. (eds) Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 124. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_37

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