Inhaled anesthesia and cognitive performance

Drugs of Today

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Mandal, Pravot K ^a   Schifilliti, Daniela ^b   Mafrica, Federica ^b   Fodale, Vincenzo ^b  

^a NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; TRAMADOL;

ANESTHESIA; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEREALIZATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EUPHORIA; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEGALOBLASTIC BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SOUND DISTORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63449119511     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dot.2009.45.1.1315075     Document Type: Review

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