Author Question: Why is it common practice to conduct neurosurgery under local anesthesia instead of general ... (Read 183 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Why is it common practice to conduct neurosurgery under local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia?

a. The brain itself has no pain reception, and it is useful for the neurosurgeon to be able to converse with a patient during a procedure.
b. General anesthesia is more expensive, so this is a good way to save money on medical care.
c. The person undergoing a neurosurgical procedure is unable to tell which type of anesthesia is being used.
d. General anesthesia does not last as long as local anesthesia, so is not suitable for lengthy procedures.

Question 2

Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?

a. patch clamps
b. magnetoencephalogra phy (MEG)
c. electrical stimulation
d. single cell recording