Do stereotypes always apply : findings from a survey of the health behaviours of mental health consumers compared with the general population in New Zealand?
Mental health consumers cannot be stereotyped as a single homogeneous group in relation to their health behaviours.
Our results comply well with the international literature in terms of complications related to haemodynamics, respiration, seizures, vomiting and nausea and in terms of patient satisfaction. Awake craniotomy is a well-tolerated procedure with potential benefits. More prospective randomized studies are required.