Clinical research into anesthetic neurotoxicity: Does anesthesia cause neurological abnormalities in humans?

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-357

  Lei, Susan Y ^a   Hache, Manon ^a   Loepke, Andreas W ^b,c  

^a Columbia University College of Physi and Surg ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Behavior; Clinical research; Cognition; Epidemiology; Infant; Neonate; Neurodegeneration; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPOSIUM; THERAPY EFFECT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BRAIN; CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PROCEDURES;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; CHILD; HUMANS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES;

EID: 84925871534     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: 15371921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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