Anaesthetic management in a patient with cervical dystonia undergoing pallidotomy | Zendy

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Anaesthetic management in a patient with cervical dystonia undergoing pallidotomy

Author(s) -

K Shruthi,

Anurita Konnur,

K Sandhya,

Nethra SS,

Swathi Nagaraja

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

indian journal of clinical anaesthesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2394-4781

pISSN - 2394-4994

DOI - 10.18231/j.ijca.2022.026

Subject(s) - pallidotomy , medicine , craniotomy , cervical dystonia , neurosurgery , anesthesia , awake craniotomy , propofol , airway management , airway , dystonia , surgery , deep brain stimulation , botulinum toxin , disease , pathology , psychiatry , parkinson's disease

Stereotactic neurosurgery poses number of anaesthetic challenges. Awake craniotomy involves proper patient selection and co-ordination by the multi-disciplinary team. We report a case with isolated cervical dystonia posted for pallidotomy performed under Monitored Anaesthesia Care. : Awake craniotomy poses a unique challenge by itself. We had to face an additional challenge of difficult airway.

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