Sudden unconsciousness during a lesser occipital nerve block in a patient with the occipital bone defect

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 829-832

  Okuda, Y ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a   Shinohara, M ^a   Kitajima, T ^a   Kim, P ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, conduction, nerve block; Skull, occipital bone

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PUNCTURES; SCALP; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0035163779     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2001.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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