Title of article :
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anesthetic management of a patient after functional hemispherectomy using bilateral bispectral index monitoring
Author/Authors :
Kira, Shinichiri Beppu Developmental Medicine Rehabilitation Center - Division of Anesthesia, Medical Department, Japan , Okuda, Kentaro Oita University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Japan
Abstract :
We report the use of bilateral bispectral index (BIS) monitoring during the maintenance of general anesthesia in a patient who had previously undergone functional hemispherectomy, and propose bilateral BIS monitoring to ensure the safe conduct of general anesthesia in patients who have had epilepsy surgery.
Keywords :
bilateral bispectral index monitoring , epilepsy surgery , medically intractable epilepsy , cerebral blood flow
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
