ABSTRACT Intracranial tumors are abnormal mass growths in the brain that originate from tissue grows and divides uncontrollably. Space Occupying Lesion (SOL) is a space pressure caused by an increase volume within due to accumulation of blood, cerebro-spinal fluid or tissue. A common treatment for intracranial craniotomy. According research, about 60% patients who undergo craniotomy experience ...

Abstract Background The goal of awake craniotomy is to safely optimize the extent-of-resection in patients with glioma. Lower postoperative tumor volume associated better overall survival, emphasizing importance optimal surgical resection. Awake causes less neurological deficits than surgery under general anesthesia, however, it unclear whether leads lower compared anesthesia presumed grade Met...

CONTEXT Awake craniotomy is increasingly performed the world over. We share our experience of performing craniotomy awake with our anesthetic protocol. AIMS To evaluate and analyze the anesthesia records of the patients who underwent awake craniotomy at our institution. SETTINGS AND DESIGN University teaching hospital, Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed records of the ...

Background: Noxious stimuli during craniotomy may induce hypertension and tachycardia, giving rise to morbidity in patients with intracranial hypertension. Craniotomy is followed by moderate level of postoperative pain. Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of scalp block on hemodynamic response to noxious stimuli, intraoperative fentanyl requirement and post-operative analgesia. Methods: Sixty...