Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Jan 2011)

Axillary brachial plexus blockade in moyamoya disease?

  • Saban Yalcin,
  • Hasan Cece,
  • Halil Nacar,
  • Mahmut Alp Karahan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.79897
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 160 – 162

Abstract

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Moyamoya disease is characterized by steno-occlusive changes of the intracranial internal carotid arteries. Cerebral blood flow and metabolism are strictly impaired. The goal in perioperative anaesthetic management is to preserve the stability between oxygen supply and demand in the brain. Peripheral nerve blockade allows excellent neurological status monitoring and maintains haemodynamic stability which is very important in this patient group. Herein, we present an axillary brachial plexus blockade in a moyamoya patient operated for radius fracture.

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