Anesthetic management for surgical placement of greater occipital nerve stimulators in the treatment of primary headache disorders

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-124

  Lim, Hooi Beng ^a   Hunt, Katharine ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headache; Neurostimulation; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIMARY HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROPOFOL;

EID: 34247131196     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31802ba10f     Document Type: Article

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