Conversion of Local Anesthesia-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus to General Anesthesia
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART A-CENTRAL EUROPEAN NEUROSURGERY, vol.74, no.5, pp.332-334, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 74 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0033-1342939
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART A-CENTRAL EUROPEAN NEUROSURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.332-334
- Keywords: subthalamic nucleus, general anesthesia, propofol, deep brain stimulation, Parkinson disease
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a widely applied procedure in the treatment of patients with advanced Parkinson disease and is generally performed under local anesthesia. Here we report our experience with the conversion to general anesthesia in two patients with advanced Parkinson disease because of fear reactions intraoperatively.