title: [Dexmedetomidine for sedation during voice monitoring surgery in a patient with an episode of seizure].
abstract: We present a rare case of 26-year-old male patient without a history of epilepsy, who underwent a voice monitoring surgery under local anesthesia plus sedation using modified neuroleptanalgesia. As he developed generalized tonic-clonic seizure probably due to pentazocine, the operation was cancelled. Later, the same surgery was rescheduled. After a premedication with intramuscular phenobarbital, the patient was sedated with dexmedetomidine and locally anesthetized, showing sedation of high quality with no respiratory depression and no seizure. Dexmedetomidine was used succesfully for voice monitoring surgery.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo 154-8532.
authors: Takanori
authors: T
authors: Okamoto
authors: Seiji
authors: S
authors: Ishifuji
authors: Masahiko
authors: M
authors: Taoda
authors: Tomoaki
authors: T
authors: Kai
authors: Ichiro
authors: I
authors: Morita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects; D009458:Neuroleptanalgesia; D010423:Pentazocine / Q000009:adverse effects; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014831:Voice
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009294:Narcotics; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D010423:Pentazocine