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Congreso
XXIII Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía
Salamanca, 14-17 mayo 2019
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Comunicación
29. ONCOLOGÍA
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C0125 - ELICETING SMILE AND LAUGHTER DURING THE BRAIN MAPPING FOR THE RESECTION OF A RIGHT SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS ASTROCYTOMA

L. Fernández Tranche1, J. Martino2, E. Gómez2 and C. Santos2

1 Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Vizcaya, Spain. 2Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.

Objectives: The cerebral representation of laughter is unclear. Prior studies had elicited laughter during electrical stimulation of the supplementary motor area and the cingulum with depth electrodes.

Methods: The present video reports a right superior frontal gyrus astrocytoma resection with awake intraoperative electrical stimulation mapping.

Results: The subcortical stimulation at the cingulate fasciculus elicited patient smile and laughter without mirth or merriment.

Conclusions: The present finding supports the role of the cingulate fasciculus in the motor aspect of laughter.

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