The remarkable memory effects of propofol

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-291

  Veselis, R A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; AWARENESS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GOLD STANDARD; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 33244478079     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael016     Document Type: Editorial

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