Toward a Unified Theory of Narcosis: Brain Imaging Evidence for a Thalamocortical Switch as the Neurophysiologic Basis of Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 370-386

  Alkire, M T ^a   Haier, R J ^a   Fallon, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Key Words: anesthesia; brain imaging; consciousness; corticothalamic; halothane; hyperpolarization; isoflurane; mechanism; thalamocortical; positron emission tomography; sleep

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HALOTHANE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0034268955     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ccog.1999.0423     Document Type: Article

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