Sevoflurane, enflurane and isoflurane have no persistent postanaesthetic effects on the central nervous system in cats

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 721-725

  Kurata, J ^a   Adachi, T ^a   Nakao, S ^a   Murakawa, M ^a   Shichino, T ^a   Shibata, M ^a   Mori, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, enflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Brain, electroencephalography; Complications, convulsions

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0029888004     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.5.721     Document Type: Article

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