by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: Anesthesia and surgery may influence toddlers’ sensory processing and consequently postoperative adjustment and behavior. This is the first study to: 1. test pre- to postoperative changes in sensory processing after pediatric anesthesia...
by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract Caffeine is the most frequently used medication in premature infants. It is the respiratory stimulant of choice for apnea associated with prematurity and has been called the silver bullet in neonatology because of many proven benefits and few known risks....
by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: Socio-emotional development is the expression and management of emotions, which in non-human primates can be examined using responses toward increasing levels of threat. Damage to the limbic system alters socio-emotional development in primates....
by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: More than 4 million children are exposed annually to sedatives and general anaesthetics (GAs) in the USA alone. Recent data suggest that common GAs can be detrimental to brain development causing neurodegeneration and long-term cognitive...
by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract Evidence of anesthetic neurotoxicity is unequivocal when studied in animal models. These findings have translated poorly to the clinical domain when equated to postoperative delirium (POD) in adults and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in either...
by SmartTots | May 16, 2018 | Research Articles
Abstract On Dec. 16, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning regarding the potential neurotoxicity of anesthesia and sedation agents on the developing brain in children younger than 3 years and in women during their 3rd trimester of...
