by SmartTots | Jul 5, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Introduction Potential neurotoxicity of anesthetic drugs has been among the most intensively discussed issue in pediatric anesthesia for more than 10 years. It remains unclear how far this discussion has reached the European pediatric surgical...
by SmartTots | Jul 5, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Recently, there has been increasing concern regarding the potential of anesthetics to disturb the long-term function of the central nervous system (CNS). The field of anesthesia-related toxicology, therefore, has engaged multiple scientific disciplines and...
by SmartTots | Jul 5, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract The use of cross-sectional imaging in the pediatric population continues to rise, particularly the use of MRI. Limiting motion artifact requires cooperative subjects who do not move during imaging, so there has been an increase in the need for pediatric...
by SmartTots | Jul 5, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Millions of children undergo general anesthesia for surgical procedures each year, the implications of which are not fully understood. Animal models demonstrate neurotoxicity and long-term cognitive impairment following exposure to common general anesthetic...
by SmartTots | Jul 5, 2017 | Research Articles
Numerous studies have questioned the safety of anesthetics on the developing brain given that many data support anesthetic neurotoxicity in infants [1, 2, 3]. In this issue of the Korean Journal of Anesthesiology [4], we discuss studies that found that...
