Early childhood general anesthesia exposure associated with later developmental delay: A national population-based cohort study.

Exposure to general anesthesia has been reported to induce neurotoxicity, impair learning, memory, attention, motor functions, as well as affect behavior in adult rodents and nonhuman primates. Though many have speculated similar effects in humans, previous literature has shown conflicting findings....

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Main Authors: Yu-Pin Feng, Tsorng-Shyang Yang, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Wu-Chien Chien, Chih-Shung Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238289