A successful awake pediatric neurosurgery procedure following, 3 months after, a previous failure due to an emergence agitation: a case report.
Childs Nerv Syst 2023;
39:1353-1356. [PMID:
36694052 DOI:
10.1007/s00381-023-05840-4]
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Abstract
Awake neurosurgery in children may sometimes require conversion to general anesthesia. We present here the case of a first failed awake procedure for epilepsy surgery. After adapting the anesthesia protocol (sedation + hypnosis) and acceptance by the patient, the surgeons operated the child in good conditions a few months later. We believe that it is possible to retry awake neurosurgery after a first failure if its analysis showed modifiable causes.
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