Neurosurgical procedures are often associated with significant postoperative pain that is both underrecognized and undertreated. Given the potentially undesirable side effects associated with general anesthesia and with various pharmacological analgesic regimens, regional anesthetic techniques have gained in popularity as alternatives for providing both anesthesia and analgesia for the neurosurgical patient. The aim of this narrative review is to present an overview of the regional techniques that have been incorporated and continue to be incorporated into modern neuroanesthesia practice, presenting in a comprehensive way the evidence, where available, in support of such practice for the neurosurgical patient.

神经外科手术通常与显着的术后疼痛有关，而这种疼痛既未被充分认识又未得到充分治疗。鉴于与全身麻醉和各种药理镇痛方案相关的潜在不良副作用，区域麻醉技术作为为神经外科患者提供麻醉和镇痛的替代方法而受到欢迎。这篇叙述性综述的目的是概述已纳入并将继续纳入现代神经麻醉实践的区域性技术，以全面的方式提供支持神经外科患者此类实践的证据（如有）。