Long-term psychosocial behavioral outcomes in children following anesthesia: A comparison of the effects of general versus regional anesthesia on term infants delivered by elective cesarean section

Long-term psychosocial behavioral outcomes in children following anesthesia: A comparison of the effects of general versus regional anesthesia on term infants delivered by elective cesarean section

Background: Data on the effects of general anesthesia on the fetal and neonatal brain are limited. Animal studies demonstrated that anesthetic agents leave their consequences in the form of learning and memory deficits. The effects of propofol on the fetal neurodevelopment are not clear yet. Materi...

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Main Authors: Aouni Alameddine, Raymond Kamel, Francis Leclerc, Laurent Storme, Mohamad K Ramadan, Zouher Naja, Mariam El-Rajab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Subjects:
Behavior
cesarean section
general anesthesia
obstetrical anesthesia
propofol
Online Access:http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2013;volume=3;issue=2;spage=77;epage=83;aulast=Alameddine

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