Anesth Analg 2000;91:1230-1231
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
The Successful Use of Regional Anesthesia to Prevent Involuntary Movements in a Patient Undergoing Awake Craniotomy
Ralf E. Gebhard, MD,
James Berry, MD,
William W. Maggio, MD,
Adrian Gollas, MD, and
Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jacques Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.020, Houston, TX 77030-1503. Address e-mail to Jacques.E.Chelly{at}uth.tmc.edu
Implications: The authors demonstrate that the combination of single and continuous peripheral nerve blocks allows the control of involuntary movements in patients undergoing awake craniotomy.
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