Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication of the surgical
experience and is common in the elderly and patients with preexisting neurocognitive …

The potential for commonly used anesthetics and sedatives to cause neuroapoptosis and
other neurodegenerative changes in the developing mammalian brain has become evident …

Background Few studies of how exposure of children to anesthesia may affect
neurodevelopment employ comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. This study …

Optimizing surgical technique is an important part of improving outcomes in cesarean
delivery. It is unclear whether uterine exteriorization is associated with hemostasis benefits …

A major limitation to structural and functional MRI (fMRI) scans is their susceptibility to head
motion artifacts. Even submillimeter movements can systematically distort functional …

Background Whether exposure to a single general anaesthetic (GA) in early childhood
causes long-term neurodevelopmental problems remains unclear. Methods …

Background. Exposure of infant animals to clinically used anaesthetics is associated with
acute structural brain abnormalities and development functional alterations. The α2 …

Background Millions of children experienced surgery procedures requiring general
anesthesia (GA). Any potential neurodevelopmental risks of pediatric anesthesia can be a …

Over the past 15 years we have been witness to numerous research reports bringing an
uncomfortable concern that very young mammalian brain could be susceptible to …

Background There has been considerable interest in the possible adverse neurocognitive
effects of exposure to general anesthesia and surgery in early childhood. Aims The aim of …