Clinical research approaches to studying pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 766-771

  McCann, Mary Ellen ^a   Bellinger, David C ^b   Davidson, Andrew J ^c   Soriano, Sulpicio G ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cognitive deficit; Isoflurane; Ketamine; Neonate; Neurotoxicity; Pediatric anesthesia; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMPHIPHYSIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GELATINASE B; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SPECTRIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1;

APOPTOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURONS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PEDIATRICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349737883     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.02.013     Document Type: Review

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