Anesthesia & Surgery in PD & Neurological Disorders PECAN - UF Parkinson Educational Symposium 2023

Dr. Catherine Price describes the Perioperative Cognitive Anesthesia Network (PeCAN) program.

The Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health believes that the best care and treatment for neurological disorders is personalized to the needs of each patient.

When patients visit the Fixel Institute, they can have appointments to not only see their neurologist but also receive physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutritional guidance and more – all in one central location.

Bringing all these specialties together makes the Fixel Institute the best place to take your loved one for care and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, Tourette syndrome and tic disorders, ALS, MS, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

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Wonderful training (video). I wish I had heard this about 2 months ago. I have PD and recently had cataract surgery (left eye). It went well and one week post op my ophthalmologist/surgeon says my eye looks fine. The 2nd surgery for the right eye is the end of Feb. (2024). I’m an anxious type person esp. with the PD which reduces dopamine. Friends who have had this surgery, said it is a “piece of cake’. My med was Versed for the surgery. The surgery only takes about 10 mins. I tried to time my PD meds just right for the surgery. But hospital schedules are not always on time, and I think my PD meds had begun to wear off before surgery. I “woke” during surgery, but my doc says people are supposed to be awake during surgery with Versed. I was moving my head, my legs, and probably hand; and they told me to try to hold still. I must have dozed off bec. 3:00 pm or so was my normal "fall asleep at the tv" time.I was anxious that I had woken up bec. I thought I wasn’t supposed to. (The next day I even asked my surgeon if I had dreamed it or if it really happened. She said yes, I was awake at that time and we had the conversation about holding still). It did not hurt, just scared me. I could feel the cold eye drops, and saw a gray shadowy form above my eye of what looked like some little tools ; although I thought the light was supposed to be so bright I wouldn’t be able to see anything. I’ve had Versed for 3 colonoscopies and have never “woken” up. Now I’m a little worried about the 2nd eye surgery. Mostly that I might inadvertently move my head again, because there is nothing holding it in place on the gurney/bed. I must have inadvertently turned my head, not being fully awake. I wish they had a light Velcro thing or frame to hold the head in place. I also have sleep apnea, and possibly REM sleep disorder along with it. Age 76, and I’ve had PD about 20 years and have managed fairly well with the meds. Thanks againn for the great video. Sorry for babbling on.