Calming medicine during brain surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two medicines given during brain surgery to see which one helps patients wake up more smoothly. It might help reduce pain or confusion after surgery while keeping the brain calm.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old
- You are scheduled for brain surgery (craniotomy) for a condition in the upper part of the brain
- You are healthy enough to have a small tube placed in your lower back (lumbar drain) as part of the procedure
- Your thinking and awareness are stable enough that doctors can check your brain function after surgery
- You have no bleeding problems, are not on blood thinners, and have no severe kidney or liver disease
- You have no known allergies to the study medicines, and your brain injury is not from trauma
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