Key result
Intraoperative Russian language tests correlate with speech functions and brain regions to tailor surgical support.
Why the study?
Effective intraoperative speech mapping requires specific tests with standardized linguistic material tailored to patient needs, motivating the description of an intraoperative speech testing procedure and battery of tests for the Russian language.
This report provides a standardized battery of intraoperative speech tests for the Russian language to support brain surgery.
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“We develop protocols that help preserve patients' language function and improve their quality of life, bringing these protocols into routine clinical practice.”
“While preoperative imaging methods help plan the surgical route for tumour resection, they do not provide absolute certainty. As a result, intraoperative language testing performed by a linguist in the operating room remains critical. He compared tumour resection to walking through a minefield and emphasised the importance of carefully avoiding functional areas while preserving neural pathways and blood vessels.”
“The role of linguists extends beyond individual operations and includes the development of reproducible protocols and sensitive tasks that can be widely implemented by clinicians across different centres.”
May support tailored Russian-language intraoperative mapping; leaves open validation before clinical adoption.
Effective intraoperative speech mapping requires specific test with standardized linguistic material. The last one should capture speech function supported by brain region targeted for resection. It is necessary to develop a test tailored to specific patient's needs and document intraoperative linguistic support. The objective of this report was to describe the procedure of intraoperative speech testing and battery of intraoperative tests for Russian language. We correlated intraoperative tests with brain regions and speech functions, as well as presented an application for intraoperative linguistic testing.
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Dmitrova et al. (2026) studied Brain surgery. Intraoperative speech testing and battery of tests for Russian language was evaluated. A battery of intraoperative tests for the Russian language was described and correlated with brain regions and speech functions to provide tailored linguistic support during brain surgery.
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