by SmartTots | Nov 26, 2015 | Research Articles
Raper J1, Alvarado MC, Murphy KL, Baxter MG. Abstract BACKGROUND: Retrospective studies in humans have shown a higher prevalence of learning disabilities in children that received multiple exposures to general anesthesia before the age of 4 yr. Animal studies,...
by SmartTots | Nov 18, 2015 | Research Articles
Pediatric Anesthesia | Ward CG, Hines SJ, Maxwell LG, McGowan FX, Sun LS. Background Recent articles in both scholarly journals and the lay press about the topic of anesthetic related neurotoxicity have increased the awareness and discussion of this topic with...
by SmartTots | Nov 10, 2015 | Research Articles
For immediate release Contact: Amy Weitz, 510-206-1855, [email protected] SmartTots Urges Continued Research on Possible Effects of Anesthesia on Young Children; Issues Supplement to Recent Consensus Statement Supplement...
by SmartTots | Nov 2, 2015 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: Anesthetics cause widespread apoptosis in the developing brain, resulting in neurocognitive abnormalities. However, it is unknown whether anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity occurs in humans because there is currently no modality to assess for...
