title: Preoperative assessment of adult patients for intracranial surgery.
abstract: The preoperative assessment of the patient for neurosurgical and endovascular procedures involves the understanding of the neurological disease and its systemic presentation, and the requirements of the procedure. There is a wide spectrum of different neurosurgical disorders and procedures. This article provides an overview of the preoperative evaluation of these patients with respect to general principles of neuroanesthesia, and considerations for specific intracranial and vascular neurosurgical and interventional neuroradiological procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8.
authors.forename: Vanitha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivanaser
authors.forename: Pirjo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manninen