title: Neuroanesthesiology update.
abstract: With a focus on landmark investigations, common themes, and unique and innovative contributions to the literature, we provide a synopsis of the 2011 literature pertaining to general advances in neurosurgical procedures and perioperative care and anesthetic management of neurosurgical patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Pasternak.jeffrey@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lanier
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000601:surgery; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000601:surgery; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents