• Middle East J Anaesthesiol · Oct 2010

    Case Reports

    Awake craniotomy using initial sleep with laryngeal mask airway in depressed agitated patient--a case report.

    • Khalid M Al Shuaibi.
    • Department of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. kmalshuaibi@kfmc.med.sa
    • Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2010 Oct 1;20(6):877-80.

    AbstractDepressed patients with brain tumors are often not referred to awake craniotomy because of concern of uncooperation which may increase the risk of perioperative complications. This report describes an interesting case of Awake Craniotomy for frontal lobe glioma in 41 year old woman undergoing language and motor mapping intra-operatively. As she was fearful and apprehensive and was on antidepressant therapy to control depression the author adapted general anesthesia with laryngeal mask airway during initial stage of skull pinning and craniotomy procedures. Then patient reverted to awake state to continue the intended neurosurgical procedure. Patient tolerated the situation satisfactory and was cooperative till the finish without any event.

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