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Lewy Body Dementia and anesthesia
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: May 22 10:25am | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
What safeguards or alternative anesthesia are there for surgery to correct "abdominal aorta blockage with shockwaves and stents including femoral endarterectomy" in patients with LBD? Thank you in advance!
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I had general anesthesia. 1.5 hour surgery with no alternatives available. My anesthesiologist said this is an area that surprising has very little research, and has seen various results post operatively. He said if there is a cognitive decline due to anesthesia, it can be short term and return to previous base line or possibly not return to previous baseline. Some people with LBD have no post op anesthesia decline at all. I’m two months post op feel I have a new slightly lower cognitive baseline.