Effects of a single 1200-mg preoperative dose of gabapentin on anxiety and memory

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages e223-e227

  Adam, F ^a   Bordenave, L ^a   Sessler, D I ^b   Chauvin, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety measurement; Gabapentin; General anaesthesia; Memory; Preoperative anxiety

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84867398826     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: 17696623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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