title: The successful use of regional anesthesia to prevent involuntary movements in a patient undergoing awake craniotomy.
abstract: The authors demonstrate that the combination of single and continuous peripheral nerve blocks allows the control of involuntary movements in patients undergoing awake craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030-1503, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gebhard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Maggio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gollas
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Chelly
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine