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ArticleCureus2024

Anesthetic Management of a Neurosurgical Patient With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report.

Bhanupreet Kaur, Navneh Samagh, Amit Narang, Shashank Paliwal

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bhanupreet KaurAnesthesiology, Adesh Medical College, Bathinda, IND.
Navneh SamaghAnesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IND.
Amit NarangNeurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IND.
Shashank PaliwalAnesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive form of neurological disorder that affects both the upper and lower motor neurons. Anesthesia management in these patients is always challenging as they can develop respiratory complications because of pre-existing muscle involvement. We report a middle-aged male with ALS posted for chronic subdural hematoma evacuation (CSDH) surgery. Surgery was done under scalp block with monitored anesthesia care. The choice of anesthesia in these patients should be one that interferes the least with the disease pattern while still providing optimal conditions for surgery.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosisanaesthesiachronic subdural hematoma (csdh)riluzolescalp block

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PMID39139312
PMCPMC11320928

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