Emergency airway management outside the elective operating room presents considerable
risks to the patient and significant challenges to the practitioner. Complications and adverse …

Dexmedetomidine has been demonstrated to provide a successful sedation without
impairment of electrophysiologic monitoring in functional neurosurgery. Prospective …

Deep brain stimulation has become an increasingly common treatment for Parkinson's
disease and other movement disorders. Consequently, it is important to understand the …

Deep brain stimulation is used for the treatment of patients with neurologic disorders who
have an alteration of function, such as movement disorders and other chronic illnesses. The …

OBJECTIVE: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely accepted in the treatment of advanced
Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders. The standard implantation …

BACKGROUND: Implantation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes in the subthalamic
nucleus (STN) for the treatment of Parkinson disease is often performed using …

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the basal ganglia is an evolving technique for
managing intractable movement disorders such as those due to Parkinson disease. We …

Objective The preferred choice of anesthesia for deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been
local anesthesia due to the need of patients' cooperation during the procedure, and concern …

Ablative intracranial surgery for Parkinson's disease has advanced to embedding electrodes
into precise areas of the basal ganglia. Electrode implantation surgery, referred to as deep …

The two most common neurosurgical procedures that call for an awake patient include
epilepsy surgery and functional neurosurgery. Monitoring patients in the awake state allows …