by SmartTots | Aug 30, 2016 | Research Articles
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Children with repeated exposures to anesthesia at an early age are at an increased risk of cognitive impairment. Data in the literature link increased developmental depolarizing γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptor (GABAAR) at younger age to...
by SmartTots | Aug 30, 2016 | Research Articles
Abstract Ketamine, a common anesthetic used for pediatric patients, has been shown to induce neurotoxicity and alter adolescent behaviors in rats when administered during neonatal period. However, the mechanisms underlying this kind of neurotoxicity remain largely to...
by SmartTots | Aug 10, 2016 | News
Abstract Background: It is unclear whether exposure to surgery in early life has long-term adverse effects on child development. The authors aimed to investigate whether surgery in early childhood is associated with adverse effects on child development measured at...
by SmartTots | Aug 6, 2016 | Research Articles
Abstract Exposure to commonly used anesthetic agents causes widespread neuronal degeneration in the developing mammalian brain and has been shown to impair neurodevelopment in a variety of newborn vertebrate animal species. Although retrospective studies have...
by SmartTots | Aug 6, 2016 | Research Articles
Abstract On April 16 and 17, 2016, the Fifth biennial Pediatric Anesthesia & Neurodevelopment Assessment (PANDA) symposium was convened at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York at Columbia University Medical Center. During the symposium, experts...
