title: A novel anaesthetical approach to patients with brugada syndrome in neurosurgery.
abstract: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is one of the most common causes of sudden death in young people. It usually presents with life-threatening arrhythmias in subjects without remarkable medical history. The need for surgical treatment may unmask BrS in otherwise asymptomatic patients. The best anaesthesiological treatment in such cases is matter of debate. We report a case of neurosurgical treatment of cerebello pontine angle (CPA) tumor in a BrS patient, performed under total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with target controlled infusion (TCI) modalities, using midazolam plus remifentanil and rocuronium, without recordings of intraoperative ECG alterations in the intraoperative period and postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Head of Neuroanesthesia Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Via Conca 71 - 60126 Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro Paolo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Martorano
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barboni
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buscema
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Rienzo