The successful use of regional anesthesia to prevent involuntary movements in a patient undergoing awake craniotomy.
The authors demonstrate that the combination of single and continuous peripheral nerve blocks allows the control of involuntary movements in patients undergoing awake craniotomy.
Gebhard
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RE
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030-1503, USA.
Berry
J
J
Maggio
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WW
Gollas
A
A
Chelly
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JE
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002045:Bupivacaine; D003399:Craniotomy; D005121:Extremities / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D009407:Nerve Block; D011612:Psychosurgery; D012640:Seizures / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D014851:Wakefulness
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine