by SmartTots | Nov 3, 2019 | Research Articles
Abstract With the evolution of medical techniques and technology, an increasing number of infants, neonates, and fetuses are exposed to general anesthesia for clinical diagnostic and therapeutic process. The neurotoxic effects of general anesthetics on developing...
by SmartTots | Nov 3, 2019 | Research Articles
Abstract Diagnostic and invasive procedures in premature infants may require general anesthesia. General anesthetics interfere with the development of the immature animal brain. Accelerated apoptosis, disturbed synaptogenesis, and cytoarchitecture are among the...
by SmartTots | Nov 3, 2019 | Research Articles
Abstract Before birth and early in life, the developing brain is particularly sensitive to environmental and pharmacological influences. Increasing experimental evidence suggests that an association exists between exposure to anesthesia during a vulnerable period of...
by SmartTots | Nov 3, 2019 | Research Articles
Abstract In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration warned that exposure to anesthetic medicines for lengthy periods of time or over multiple surgeries may affect brain development in children aged less than 3 years. Since then, the clinical literature continues to...
by SmartTots | Nov 3, 2019 | Research Articles
Abstract Millions of children every year undergo seemingly safe general anesthetics for surgical procedures and imaging studies. Anesthetic agents have been shown to cause detrimental effects on brain cell survival and cognitive function in animals. As a result, the...
