• 55-year-old lady who presented with altered mentation, dysarthria, and hallucination.
  
  
• On examination, she had no focal neurological deficit and was completely alert and oriented.

MRI scan of the patient’s brain showed a right occipital brain tumor.

Computer navigation: Tumor is outlined in yellow.

• She underwent right occipital craniotomy and resection of this tumor utilizing computer navigation and stereotaxy as well as intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.
   

The pathology of the tumor confirmed the diagnosis of meningioma.

 

Before Operation                                                 After Operation

Before Operation                                                 After Operation

Post-op MRI shows complete resection of the tumor with no injury to surrounding neurovascular structures.

 

 

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Post-op Course

• The patient did well postoperatively with no neurological deficit. She was discharged home with complete resolution of her preoperative symptoms. She returned to full time employment.