Delayed emergence from anesthesia associated with absent brainstem reflexes following suboccipital craniotomy

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-209

  Munis, James R ^a   Marcukaitis, Anthony W ^a   Sprung, Juraj ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration adverse effects; Anesthetics; Brain stem reflexes; Bupivacaine; Chemically induced paralysis; Local

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; METHADONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCISION; INJECTION SITE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NECK; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; BUPIVACAINE; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCIPITAL BONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33846986505     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:5:3:206     Document Type: Article

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