[A case of craniotomy with intermittent tracheal extubation for speech mapping during surgery].

We gave anesthesia for craniotomy in a 54-year-old man with intracranial tumor near the Broca speech centers causing facial nerve palsy and slight allophasis. Nasotracheal intubation was performed after intravenous administration of droperidol 15 mg and fentanyl 0.2 mg.

[A case of dissociative stupor with decorticated posture after neck clipping of brain aneurysm].

We experienced a case of dissociative stupor with decorticated posture in a 71-year-old woman after neck clipping of the brain aneurysm. Decorticated posture is observed with severe midbrain disorder caused by brain herniation. In this case, therefore, severe brain stem damage was suspected, although light reflex was observed and respiration was stable.