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Which brain tests are done in awake part of awake brain surgery? speech test, tests of extremities movement , memory tests or which?
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Depends : On what part of the brain is being operated on. Mostly speech and movement testing. Squeezing object. Counting, repeating phrases. Things like that.
Answered 7/8/2015
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