Electroencephalogram signatures of loss and recovery of consciousness from propofol

L. Purdon, Patrick; T. Pierce, Eric; A. Mukamel, Eran; J. Prerau, Michael; Walsh, J.; Foon Kevin Wong, Kin; F. Salazar-Gómez, Andrés; Grace Harrell, P.; L. Sampson, Aaron; Cimenser, Aylin; Ching, ShiNung; Kopell, Nancy; Tavares-Stoeckel, Casie; Habeeb, Kathleen; C. Merhar, Rebecca; N. Brown, Emery

doi:10.1073/pnas.1221180110

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Electroencephalogram signatures of loss and recovery of consciousness from propofol

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Mar 4, 2013

Authors:

Patrick L. Purdon

Eric T. Pierce

Eran A. Mukamel

Abstract

Unconsciousness is a fundamental component of general anesthesia (GA), but anesthesiologists have no reliable ways to be certain that a patient is unconscious. To develop EEG signatures that track loss and recovery of consciousness under GA, we recorded high-density EEGs in humans during gradual ind...

Subject

Propofol

Consciousness

Psychology

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