Neurotoxicity with single dose intrathecal midazolam administration

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 907-912

  Ugur, B ^a   Basaloglu, K ^a   Yurtseven, T ^b   Ates, U ^b   Aydin, O N ^a   Ozenc D ^b   Yurtseven, M ^b   Gurel A ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Injections spinal, intrathecal; Microscopy electron; Midazolam; Neurotoxicity; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTOXICITY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; AXONS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDAZOLAM; MYELIN SHEATH; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 28444453696     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001547     Document Type: Article

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