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jtho at neuron.neurosurgery.washington.edu (Joseph T. Ho) writes:
>>The last brain surgery I assisted on a few weeks ago, I don't remember
any
>local anestheic being applied to the meninges. The patient is given a
general
>anesthetic before the surgery begins and then is given a local along
the line
>of incision for the scalp. I'm not sure why a local isn't necessary
for the
>meninges. I think I'll ask next week...
>>Oh yeah, I'm not a doctor yet either. :)
There's more than one kind of doctor, and I'm not THAT kind, but I'm
ONE kind. A guess re (if you say so) lack of pain from cutting
meninges: maybe responsive only to stretching, not cutting? I seem
to recall reading MANY years ago that the same was true re cutting vs.
stretching intestines.
F. Frank LeFever, Ph.D.
New York Neuropsychology Group
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>Joseph T. Ho, MS I
jtho at u.washington.edu
>School of Medicine University of
Washington
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>>Daniel Pouzzner (douzzer at mit.edu-antispam) wrote:
>>: I'll take a swing at this.
>>: Intracranial pain is a regular part of life. The pain signals
>: originate in the meninges, which are several protective layers
>: sandwiched between the brain and the cranium. In brain surgery,
local
>: anasthetic is injected into the meninges before an incision is made,
>: or perhaps general ansthetic is used at first and local anasthetic
is
>: injected after the incisions are made, but before the patient
returns
>: to consciousness (I am Not A Doctor).
>>: -Daniel Pouzzner
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