Anesthetic management of a patient with an electroencephalogram phenotype for a “vulnerable brain”: a case report

Abstract Background Low frontal alpha power is an electroencephalogram phenotype suggesting vulnerability to anesthetics. This phenotype for a “vulnerable brain” carries risks for burst suppression at lower-than-expected anesthetic concentrations and therefore for postoperative delirium. Case presen...

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Main Author: Ryo Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-023-00616-w