The advantage of performing preoperative nerve blocks of the supraorbital and occipital nerves facilitates frame fixation and the perioperative management of patients in stereotactic neurosurgery, resulting in better patient handling with reduced intraoperative medication and less monitoring by anesthesia personnel.
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