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Neurosurgical Anesthesia: Case Report

Dexmedetomidine as Rescue Drug During Awake Craniotomy for Cortical Motor Mapping and Tumor Resection

• Thomas A. Moore
• James M. Markert
• Robert C. Knowlton

Anesthesia & Analgesia

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| DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000200286.15825.6c

Dexmedetomidine, approved for providing sedation in the critical care environment, is also used during awake craniotomies to facilitate procedures such as cortical mapping. Herein, we describe the use of dexmedetomidine as a rescue drug during awake craniotomy avoiding conversion to general anesthesia, thus allowing completion of cortical mapping.