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<journal-id>2393-6797</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Medicina Interna ]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Urug. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2393-6797</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad de Medicina Interna del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2393-67972017000100058</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Utilidad de la estimulación intra-operatoria en cirugía de procesos expansivos intracraneanos bajo anestesia general.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Usefulness of intraoperative stimulation in surgery of expansive intracranial processes under general anesthesia]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salle]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Federico]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moragues]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bertullo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gonzalo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>58</fpage>
<lpage>63</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2393-67972017000100058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2393-67972017000100058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2393-67972017000100058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen   Introducción:  El método de estimulación cortical y subcortical intraoperatoria (ECIO) es una técnica que en la última década se ha extendido en todo el mundo gracias a los éxitos reportados. La misma ha contribuido a lograr resecciones amplias de tumores cerebrales en áreas elocuentes manteniendo la indemnidad funcional. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo mostrar los resultados de la ECIO en una serie de pacientes con lesiones cerebrales operados bajo anestesia general.  Metodología:  Se presenta una serie clínica de 11 pacientes con lesiones cerebrales que fueron intervenidos en el período de agosto 2013 a julio de 2016 en diferentes centros de salud del Uruguay por un mismo grupo de cirujanos. En todos se realizó ECIO bajo anestesia general y las lesiones estaban relacionadas a la vía piramidal, cortical o subcortical.  Resultados:  Fueron 6 mujeres (55%) y 5 hombres (45 %), en un rango de edad entre 30 y 65 años. La función motora fue conservada en 7 pacientes (63%), aunque 3 tuvieron una peoría transitoria (27%), con un déficit permanente (9%). Hubo 8 tumores primarios y 3 secundarios. La distribución topográfica fue: 5 frontales (45%), 1 rolándica, 4 parietales y 1 talámica. Luego de estimular se obtuvo respuesta motora 6 casos (55%). Se logró la resección completa en 7 casos (63%).  Conclusiones:  La ECIO permite mapear la vía piramidal y determinar la relación que establece con el proceso patológico. Esto impacta directamente en el grado de resección tumoral respetando la función motora, todo lo cual converge en una mejor calidad de vida del paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:   Introduction:  The method of intraoperative cortical and subcortical stimulation (ICS) is a technique that in the last decade has spread worldwide thanks to the successes reported. It has contributed to wide resections of brain tumors in eloquent areas preserving their functional indemnity. This study aims to show the results of ICS in a series of patients with brain lesions operated under general anesthesia.  Methods:  A series of 11 patients with brain lesions were operated on in the period between august 2013 and july 2016 in different uruguayan health centers. The patients where operated on under general anestesia and all of the cases were lesions related to the pyramidal pathway, cortically or subcortically. Results: There were six women (55%) and five men (45%), ranging from 30 to 65 years of age. The motor function was preserved in 7 patients (63%). There were 8 primary and 3 secondary tumors. The topographic distribution was: 5 frontal (45%), 1 rolandic, 4 parietal, 1 thalamic. Stimulation for motor response was positive in 6 cases (55%). Complete resection was performed in 7 cases (65%).  Conclusions : The ICS allows mapping of the pyramidal tract and determines the relationship established with the pathological process. This impacts directly on the extent of tumor resection respecting motor function, thus leading to a better quality of life for patients.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neuroestimulación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Glioma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neuro oncología]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Glioma surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neuro-oncology]]></kwd>
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