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Awake craniotomy for glioblastomas: is it worth it? Considerations about the article entitled “Impact of intraoperative stimulation mapping on high-grade glioma surgery outcome: a meta-analysis”

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  1. Unit of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, Neuroscience Center, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

    Carlo Giussani

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale – Monza, Ospedale San Gerardo Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy

    Carlo Giussani & Andrea Di Cristofori

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Giussani, C., Di Cristofori, A. Awake craniotomy for glioblastomas: is it worth it? Considerations about the article entitled “Impact of intraoperative stimulation mapping on high-grade glioma surgery outcome: a meta-analysis”. Acta Neurochir 162, 427–428 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-04173-z

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