Lasting impact of general anaesthesia on the brain: mechanisms and relevance
Lasting impact of general anaesthesia on the brain: mechanisms and relevance
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Every year, millions of patients receive general anaesthesia for surgery or diagnostic procedures, and there is a growing concern that anaesthetic drugs might exert long-term effects on the CNS, especially at the extremes of age.
There is currently mixed epidemiological evidence in humans for an association between early-life anaes...
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Lasting impact of general anaesthesia on the brain: mechanisms and relevance
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1837292512
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1471-003X
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1471-0048,1469-3178
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10.1038/nrn.2016.128
