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- From: clarke@acme.ucf.edu (Thomas Clarke)
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- Subject: APPS: Graphics goggles for neurosurgery patients?
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- Date: 4 Jan 93 18:29:43 GMT
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- {Thomas Clarke}
- {Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central FL}
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- From: a10@server.uwindsor.ca (FUERST.D)
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- Subject: graphics goggles?
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- Date: 4 Jan 1993 03:47:18 GMT
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- I'm a clinical neuropsychologist, and part of the work that I do is intra-
- operative cortical mapping. That's where a patient undergoing brain surgery
- (e.g., for resection of a seizure focus or a tumor) is given a local instead
- of a general, and is kept awake during the procedure. Prior to removal of
- tissue, the surgeon stimulates regions of the cortex (creating a temporary
- "lesion") while I test various cognitive and neurological functions. One of
- the most important functions that we test is language, and one of the most
- sensitive tests of language (at least in terms of post-operative deficits) is
- naming.
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- Unfortunately, we've been unable to test naming in our patients because some
- of the equipment used during the surgery (specifically, the sterotaxic ring)
- blocks the patient's eyes. What were looking for is some sort of goggle that's
- relatively thin (1-2") that would allow us to directly or indirectly present a
- visual stimulus to the patient. Something that could be driven from a PC would
- be especially nice. We've already got a PC in the operating room (plus a Sun
- workstation that I'm not so familiar with).
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- Has anyone ever heard of, or seen, or used anything that might be of use?
- If you have, please respond via email, since I don't get on this list on a
- regular basis.
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- Darren Fuerst
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