title: Valsalva maneuver: Its implications in clinical neurosurgery.
abstract: Valsalva maneuver is associated with diverse physiological changes. These changes are used in various diagnostic and therapeutic clinical settings. Valsalva maneuver is also employed during various phases of neurosurgical procedures to achieve specific targets and confirm intraoperative findings. In this article, we attempt to describe the various clinical applications of the Valsalva maneuver within the realms of clinical neurosurgery. The associated complications of this act have also been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rudrashish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haldar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Prabhat K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver