Open AccessAnaesthetic management in a patient with cervical dystonia undergoing pallidotomy
Author(s) -
K Shruthi,
Anurita Konnur,
K. Y. 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.