title: Anaesthetic management of a pregnant patient with intracranial space occupying lesion for craniotomy.
abstract: Intracranial space occupying lesion [SOL] during pregnancy presents several challenges to the neurosurgeons, obstetricians and anaesthesiologists in not only establishing the diagnosis, but also in the perioperative management as it requires a careful plan to balance both maternal and foetal well-being. It requires modification of neuroanaesthetic and obstetric practices which often have competing clinical goals to achieve the optimal safety of both mother and foetus. Intracranial tuberculoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracranial SOL in pregnant women with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure with or without neurological deficits, especially when they are from high incidence areas. We report a 28-week pregnant patient with intracranial SOL who underwent craniotomy and excision of the lesion, subsequently diagnosed as cranial tuberculoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marulasiddappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Bs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raghavendra
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hn
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nethra
keywords: Neuro anaesthesia; pregnancy; tuberculoma