title: Neuroleptic analgesia for stereotactic surgery.
abstract: This report describes the technique of neuroleptic analgesia which was used to perform a variety of stereotactic procedures. The method provides optimal operating conditions for the surgeon while maintaining a high degree of physiologic and neurologic stability for the patient. 51 patients in our series underwent various stereotactic procedures with no intraoperative complications or postoperative morbidity.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004329:Droperidol; D005283:Fentanyl; D006801:Humans; D009458:Neuroleptanalgesia / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004329:Droperidol; D005283:Fentanyl