title: Anesthetic management for surgical placement of greater occipital nerve stimulators in the treatment of primary headache disorders.
abstract: We will present a case series looking at the anesthetic management of 4 patients undergoing surgical placement of greater occipital nerve stimulators for chronic headache. The anesthetic technique described uses total intravenous anesthesia with the guidance of Bispectral Index Scale to smoothen the transition between different anesthetic depths required for this novel operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthetics, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
authors.forename: Hooi Beng
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Katharine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000628:therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000502:physiology; D015742:Propofol
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol