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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005 95(3):424; doi:10.1093/bja/aei579
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Deep brain stimulators and anaesthesia

E-mail: rgd@btinternet.com

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Editor—Implanted electrical deep brain stimulators are a relatively new treatment modality to combat parkinsonism and certain other movement disorders.1 Other uses of deep brain stimulation include chronic pain treatment, tremor control in multiple sclerosis and refractory epilepsy.2–5 This case report describes a patient with such a device who presented for plastic surgery.

A 70-yr-old female presented on the day of surgery for excision of skin lesions from the scalp under general anaesthesia. She had severe Parkinson's disease and was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

R. G. Davies

Melbourne, Australia


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DEEP BRAIN STIMULATORS AND ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT
Dr Vinod Parashar, et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 20 Mar 2006 [Full text]