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case_images: (A) preoperative axial FLAIR-weighted MRI (left) and sagittal T2-weighted MRI (right) showing a right frontal hypersignal typical for a low-grade glioma. (B) postoperative axial FLAIR-weighted MRI (left) and sagittal T2-weighted MRI (right) showing a right frontal lobectomy involving the DLPFC, ACC and MPFC, with a complete resection of the tumor. (C) Three works from her preoperative period. (D) Postoperative period illustrating the change in content and technique.
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case_images: The tumor was voluminous (105mL) and involved the frontal structures, including the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the corpus callosum ( Figure 1A ). Surgery was achieved with a maximal resection of the tumor through a right frontal lobectomy ( Figure 1B ). Surprisingly, even though her creative activity remained rich and was judged by the patient herself to be satisfying, her style drastically changed - whereas she was not able to explain why - from "surrealism and mysticism" ( Figure 1C ) to "cubism" (as defined by the artist herself) ( Figure 1D ).