The howling cortex: seizures and general anesthetic drugs

LJ Voss, JW Sleigh, JPM Barnard… - Anesthesia & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: While anesthetic-induced generalized tonic-clonic convulsions are rare,
electroencephalographic seizure-like activity is common and may not be entirely benign …

Classics in chemical neuroscience: baclofen

CN Kent, C Park, CW Lindsley - ACS chemical neuroscience, 2020 - ACS Publications
Baclofen, β-(4-chlorophenyl)-γ-aminobutyric acid, holds a unique position in neuroscience,
remaining the only US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GABAB agonist …

[HTML][HTML] Drug-drug interactions in the treatment for alcohol use disorders: A comprehensive review

S Guerzoni, L Pellesi, LA Pini, F Caputo - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug interactions are one of the most common causes of side effects in polypharmacy.
Alcoholics are a category of patients at high risk of pharmacological interactions, due to the …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of propofol and etomidate regarding impact on seizure threshold during electroconvulsive therapy in patients with schizophrenia

G Gábor, T Judit, I Zsolt - Neuropsychopharmacol Hung, 2007 - epa.niif.hu
Background. While propofol is known to shorten seizures during electroconvulsive therapy,
in our previous study on patients with schizophrenia, there was no need for more frequent …

[HTML][HTML] Anaesthetic management of people with multiple sclerosis

N Dubuisson, O de Maere d'Aertrycke, M Marta… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a lack of published guidelines on the management of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS) undergoing procedures that require anaesthesia and respective advice is …

Prolonged myoclonus after a single bolus dose of propofol

MKP Tam, MG Irwin, ML Tse, YWA Lui, KI Law… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Propofol is a commonly used anaesthetic agent and is rarely associated with seizure‐like
phenomena. This case report presents a young woman with seizure‐like phenomena lasting …

Awake fibreoptic intubation in neurosurgery

RA Langford, K Leslie - Journal of clinical neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Optimal airway management by the anaesthetist is particularly critical in neurosurgical
patients. Standard intubation attempts may fail or have deleterious effects on cerebral …

Lidocaine pretreatment for the prevention of propofol‐induced transient motor disturbances in children during anesthesia induction: a randomized controlled trial in …

F Bilotta, F Ferri, SG Soriano, R Favaro… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: We examined the effect of lidocaine pretreatment before propofol
administration on the incidence of transient motor disturbances and on propofol …

Anesthesia management for the child with Sanjad–Sakati syndrome

CM Platis, D Wasersprung, L Kachko… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Sanjad–Sakati syndrome (SSS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by congenital
hypoparathyroidism, hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, seizures, severe intrauterine …

Unexpected difficult airway with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

F Yaman, B Arslan, E Yuvanç… - … Medical Case Reports …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background A critical aspect of safe general anesthesia is providing adequate ventilation
and oxygenation. Failed endotracheal intubation and inadequate ventilation with insufficient …