Avoidance and management of trigeminocardiac reflex complicating awake-craniotomy

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1064-1067

  Prabhu, Vikram C ^a   Bamber, Norman I ^a   Shea, John F ^a   Jellish, W Scott ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Awake craniotomy; Parasympathetic responses; Topical anesthetic; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminocardiac reflex; Vagal nerve

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GELFOAM; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MORBIDITY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINOCARDIAC REFLEX; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; REFLEX; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 54049087680     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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