Nakajima T, Suzuki Y, Miyaue N. Successful Management of Parkinson's Disease Dyskinesia During Local Anesthesia With Dexmedetomidine.
Cureus 2021;
13:e13739. [PMID:
33842117 PMCID:
PMC8020600 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.13739]
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Abstract
Dyskinesia is among the most problematic issues for local anaesthesia management in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. We present a case of a patient with PD who underwent spinal anaesthesia while utilizing dexmedetomidine (DEX) to reduce dyskinesia during urological surgery. DEX stimulates α₂-adrenergic receptors, which works to reduce the dyskinesia in PD patients.
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