Summary Anaesthesia for paediatric neurosurgery and neuroradiology involves all the problems pertinent to
(i) management of infants and small children during procedures which may be relatively protracted;
(ii) avoidance or correction of disturbances of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion;
(iii) assessment of patients with depression of consciousness or of other neurological functions;
(iv) adoption of unusual positions for the conduct of procedures with special risks and limited access for the anaesthetist;
(v) providing optimum conditions for radiologists and avoiding radiation risks.
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