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We targeted patients with morphological stereotactic surgeries performed as the primary management modality of their treatment.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults: <\/jats:title>\nA total of 80 patients, with a mean age of 44.3 years, were included in the study. The stereotactic targets were supratentorial in 71 patients (88.75%), infratentorial in seven patients (8.75%), and both supraand infratentorial in two patients (2.5%). The lesions showed enhancements with IV contrast in 55 patients (68.75%). Stereotactic procedures were performed under local anesthesia in 64 patients and general anesthesia in 16 patients. Of the 80 stereotactic procedures, 52 were biopsies (65%). We observed a significant improvement in the postoperative Karnofsky performance score compared to the postoperative score (63.4 \u00b1 19.8 vs. 56.7 \u00b1 15.4, P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). 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