title: A comparison of the effects of propofol and nitrous oxide on the electroencephalogram in epileptic patients during conscious sedation for dental procedures.
abstract: The influence of sedative doses of propofol or nitrous oxide on the electroencephalogram was studied in 11 mentally handicapped patients with treated epilepsy undergoing dental procedures. At one session, propofol was titrated to achieve conscious sedation. The mean (+/- SD) dose requirements were 5.5 +/- 1.1 mg.kg-1.h-1. In six patients, the electroencephalogram was unchanged during propofol administration. In three patients, there was a decrease in epileptic activity, and in two patients, paroxysmal discharges disappeared. At another session, nitrous oxide was administered by nasal mask. The mean (+/- SD) concentration of nitrous oxide needed was 43.6% +/- 4.8%. The electroencephalogram did not change in nine patients, whereas in two patients epileptic activity decreased. There were no clinical epileptoid or other adverse manifestations during any treatment or up to 48 h thereafter. The results of the present study suggest that propofol or nitrous oxide can be administered in subanesthetic doses for conscious sedation in mentally handicapped patients with treated epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Oei-Lim
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kalkman
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Bouvy-Berends
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Posthumus Meyjes
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Makkes
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Vermeulen-Cranch
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odoom
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: van Wezel
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bovill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003729:Dental Care; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D015742:Propofol