title: Nerve blocks in stereotactic neurosurgery.
abstract: The advantage of performing preoperative nerve blocks of the supraorbital and occipital nerves facilitates frame fixation and the perioperative management of patients in stereotactic neurosurgery, resulting in better patient handling with reduced intraoperative medication and less monitoring by anesthesia personnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kocuj
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epple
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Polarz
authors.forename: Volker M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Tronnier
authors.forename: Eike
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data