Surgery in bilingual patients: a unique challenge in neurosurgery

Dr. Pere Cifre, a leading neurosurgeon at Advanced Neurosurgery Barcelona, shares his experience and expertise in an interview recently published in the press. With a career dedicated to oncologic and functional neurosurgery, Dr. Cifre discusses the technological advances and challenges of complex interventions, such as those performed on bilingual patients or those with specific abilities that require customized techniques to preserve their functions. In this interview, he explains how brain mapping during awake surgery has revolutionized the field, offering patients a better quality of life. He also recounts fascinating real-life cases, such as that of a programmer who preserved his abilities thanks to these advanced techniques. Find out more about this exciting conversation and the challenges of advanced neurosurgery. Read the full interview here